New Delhi, June 11 -- Air India on Thursday said that it has completed interim compensation payments to the vast majority of families affected by the AI-171 crash, which occurred in Ahmedabad on June 12 last year.

According to airline sources, "Air India has provided an interim payment of Rs.25 lakh (21,000 GBP) each to the families of the deceased to help address immediate financial needs."

The sources further said, "Interim compensation has been paid to families of 96% of the deceased. The remaining cases are primarily those where documentation is incomplete or where there are ongoing family disputes."

On those injured in the crash, the airline stated, "94% of those who were injured on the ground have either got one-time full and fin...