A desperate search for Air India Flight A171’s black boxes is continuing today as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site.
Yesterday, 241 of the 242 onboard the flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick died – the sole survivor is a British man, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
Mr Modi also visited a local hospital, where he spoke to victims still recovering from their injuries in yesterday’s deadly crash.
Air India chief executive Campbell Wilson paid a visit to the area, according to the BBC, but did not take questions from the media.
Yesterday, Tata Group, the parent company of Air India, said it would provide around £86,000 to the families of each of those killed in the crash.
The company said it would also cover the medical costs of the injured and provide support in the “building up” of the medical college.
Air India has set up friends and relatives assistance centres at Gatwick, Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad airports to provide support in the wake of AI171’s crash.
