Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Air India Plane Crash
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Sachithanantham R, Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 69

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24th July 2025 )

## AIR INDIA PLANE CRASH

69.    SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R

DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether it is  a  fact  that  the  Air  India  Boeing  787-8  Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for London crashed moments after taking  off  from  the  city  of  Ahmedabad  on  June  12,  2025  in  the world ' s  worst  aviation  disaster  in  a  decade  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the total number of casualties i.e. loss of lives of air passengers, medical  college  students  and  common  people  etc.,  in  the  said crash/accident;
- (c)  whether  any  enquiry  has  been  set  up  to  find  out  cause  of  the said  crash  and  if  so,  the  findings  thereof  along  with  the  present status of the investigation being carried out by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in this regard;
- (d) the details of compensation being provided to the families of the victims and other financial and medical assistance to those severely injured in the crash; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that such incidents do not occur in future?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House. ******

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 69 FOR REPLY ON 24.07.2025 REGARDING "AIR INDIA PLANE CRASH" BY "SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R AND DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P"; ; (a) to (e): Air India flight (AI171), a scheduled international flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, London, crashed on 12.06.2025 around 1:40 PM. There were 242 persons on board including 230 passengers,  10  cabin  crew  and  2  pilots.  ;  260  persons sustained fatal injuries in the accident, 241 on board and 19 on the ground.; ; An investigation has been ordered by the Director General, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) under Rule 11 of the Aircraft (Investigation of  Accidents  &  Incidents)  Rules,  2017  to  determine  the probable cause(s)/contributory factor(s) leading to accident  of  Air  India  flight  AI-171  at  Ahmedabad  on 12.06.2025.;  ;  A  preliminary  report  on  the  accident  has been published by AAIB on 12.07.2025 and is available on their  website  www.aaib.gov.in.  The  investigation  is  in progress to determine the probable cause(s)/contributory factor(s)  leading  to  the  accident.;  ;  India  has  ratified  the Montreal Convention, 1999 by making amendments to the Carriage by Air Act, 1972 in 2009 which inter-alia provides the  liabilities  of  carriers  for  compensation  in  case  of death, delay, damage or loss to persons, baggage or cargo for international carriage.; ; Air India has informed that it has released an interim compensation of Rs. 25 Lakhs to the  Next  of  Kin  (NoK)  of  128  deceased  persons  as  on 18.07.2025.  For  the  remaining  deceased,  the  payment  of interim  compensation  is  in  various  stages  of  document submission by the NoK. The process for the final compensation  will  be  initiated  after  the  completion  of disbursement  of  interim  compensation.;  ;  Air  India  has also  informed  that  the  registration  of  the  requisite  Trust by TATA Sons has been completed on 18.07.2025 and the airline is in the process of initiating the requisite documentation  and  verification  formalities  to  enable  the disbursement of the voluntary ex gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore each to the Next of Kin (NoK) of deceased. Further, Air India is assisting families of the deceased and injured in various ways such as travel arrangements, accommodation, medical expenses, immediate cash payments  to  daily  wage  earners  who  are  injured  etc.  ;  ; Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has a comprehensive  and  structured    civil  aviation  regulations for  safe  operation of aircraft and its maintenance. These regulations are continuously updated and aligned with the International  Civil  Aviation  Organisation  (ICAO)/European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards. ; ; DGCA also has a structured surveillance and audit framework in place i.e. planned and unplanned surveillance of organization /aircraft, which includes regular and periodic audits, spot checks, night surveillance and ramp inspections  across  all  operators,  including  continuous oversight  of  maintenance  practices.  In  case  there  is  a violation,  DGCA  takes  enforcement  action  as  per  its Enforcement Policy and Procedure Manual.