Air India disburses interim compensation to families of Ahmedabad crash victims

Private carrier Air India on Saturday (July 26, 2025) said it has disbursed interim compensation to the families of 166 victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash last month.

The airline added that payments to the families of another 52 victims are currently under process.

The crash, among the worst aviation disasters in India, involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Air India flight AI171. Of the 242 persons on board, 241 lost their lives, with the total death toll rising to 260, including fatalities on the ground.

Besides, payment to the families of another 52 victims is in the process, it added.

The plane crash, one of the worst air disasters in India in decades, involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Air India flight AI171.

Of the 242 people onboard, 241 were killed, while the total death toll stood at 260, including casualties on the ground.

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On June 14, Air India announced that it would provide an interim compensation of ₹25 lakh to the families of each deceased passenger and survivor, intended to meet immediate financial needs. “Air India has released the interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers and also the 19 who lost their lives at the accident site,” the airline said in a statement.

The airline further noted that the necessary documents of 52 additional victims have been verified, and compensation will be released to their families in due course.

Air India, owned by the Tata Group, clarified that the interim payments would be adjusted against the final compensation.

In addition, the Tata Group has registered ‘The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, dedicated to the victims of the crash. The airline has pledged to support the reconstruction of the BJ Medical College hostel infrastructure, which was damaged during the accident, the statement added.