UK-based families of crash victims may sue Air India, Boeing over compensation

The legal action is being considered to seek enhanced compensation for the loss of lives in the tragic incident, India Today reported, citing unnamed sources.

Air India Flight AI-171 – a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – crashed shortly after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12, claiming the lives of 241 people onboard, with just one survivor. Apart from the passengers, 19 people were killed on the ground after the flight crashed into a medical college on the outskirts of the airport.

Among the deceased onboard the flight, 181 were Indian nationals while 52 were from the UK.

The families of the victims are reportedly in discussions with two international law firms – UK-based Keystone Law and US-domiciled Wisner Law Firm, according to The Economic Times.