The Air India plane crash resulted in one of the deadliest aircraft crashes in the world, claiming the lives of 241 souls on board and many others on the ground, with only one survivor successfully walking out of the accident scene.

Ahmedabad: Days after India’s deadliest aviation disaster in over three decades, another London-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad was cancelled on Tuesday, June 17, due to a technical snag. Flight AI159, which had arrived from New Delhi, was scheduled to take off for Heathrow but was grounded following safety concerns.

As anguished families wait for the return of their loved ones’ remains, tensions are mounting over the slow pace of DNA identification following the deadly Air India crash. More than three days on, only a fraction of the victims have been identified,

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson announces new compensation for families after Flight AI-171 crash kills 241, leaving one survivor.