Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

Authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests, days after the Air India flight crashed and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state,

Air India Flight AI171, a passenger jet bound for London, crashed just seconds after it left Ahmedabad in India on June 12, 2025. Here's everything to know about why Air India Flight AI171 crashed, who the victims were and who the sole survivor is.