A woman who died in the Air India Flight AI171 crash did not want to leave her 8-year-old son before she went on a weeks-long trip to India, her colleague said.

Addressing a gathering of around 700 airline employees, Chandrasekaran, also known as Chandra, stated that while he has witnessed several crises in his life, the airline crash was the "most heartbreaking one," a Tata Group spokesperson stated, citing Chandra.

Sunny Patel and his wife, Monali Patel are being mourned by their family as they were part of those who died in the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad.

CHENNAI: The compensation offered by the Tata Group, which owns Air India, for the victims of the AI171 plane crash, aligns with previous industry practices in India concerning aviation accidents, say industry experts.