Overview
- Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only person to survive the June 12 crash, remains in India receiving care and is grieving his brother who sat across the aisle.
- Two British families report mislabelled, commingled or lost remains and have written an open letter urging the UK foreign secretary to seek answers from Indian officials.
- Lawyers representing more than 20 British families accuse Indian authorities of withholding clear information on black box findings and want a clarifying interim report.
- India’s preliminary report said both fuel switches moved to cut-off immediately after take-off, though investigators cautioned against drawing conclusions from early data.
- Air India says most families have received about £21,500 in interim compensation and reports 226 payouts, with Tata Sons pledging roughly £85,000 in additional support per family.