Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India's worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.

Air India has pledged to pay an extra £21,000 each to the families of those killed in the crash of a Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad. The interim payment is in addition to £85,000 support offered by the airline’s majority owner Tata Group in the immediate wake of the accident on Thursday.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.