Authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.

Families of the victims of the Air India crash gathered in Ahmedabad to receive the bodies of their loved ones from medical officials. Some spoke of the difficulties of planning formal burials, having to wait days to receive victims' remains.

Tragedy struck this week when a plane crashed in the city of Ahmedabad just shortly after takeoff, leaving investigators and aviation officials with many questions.

The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta

Vadodara's Christian community is building 120 coffins for the victims' remains. Volunteers are self-funding the effort, aiming to facilitate the dignified transport of remains.

India aviation regulators said urgent safety checks would be carried out for dozens of Boeing 787 jets in the wake of the Air India crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board. Air

Roshni Songhare, a 27-year-old flight attendant, died in the Air India plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport.

Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport - so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes. Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.