Air India, in an official update on Saturday, stated that it has made an interim payment of Rs 25 lakh to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died in the Ahmedabad Plane Crash on June 12. The airline said it has also paid the interim amount to the kin of the 19 people on ground who lost their lives after the London Gatwick-bound plane crashed into a medical hostel, shortly after takeoff in the afternoon, outside the perimeters of Ahmedabad Airport.

These payments, intended to address immediate financial needs, will be adjusted against final compensation, the Tata Group-owned airline said.

Air India further informed that the requisite documents of an additional 52 victims have been verified, and their families will receive the interim compensation in the coming days.