New Delhi: Air India (AI) is offering monetary compensation to families of victims who died in the AI 171 crash on June 12, 2025, on the condition that families waive their right to pursue legal action against the airline and its manufacturer. Radhika Mishra, daughter of former Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani, who was among the 242 passengers killed, alleged the airline is asking relatives of the deceased to sign final settlement documents before the official investigation around last year's Ahmedabad crash has concluded.
In an email to Tata Sons and AI chairman N. Chandrasekaran, reviewed by The Economic Times, Mishra asked the airline to drop such efforts. "We deserve more than compensation. We deserve answers. We deserve transparency and above all closure," she wrote.
She further argued that the document, which demands families to permanently waive all present and future claims, is pressuring them to choose between immediate financial support and truth.
According to The Times of India, the email states that the receipt, discharge and indemnity (RDI) document provided to families, includes not only Air India, but also other complicit parties such as Boeing, General Electric Company, G.E. Aerospace, Safran S.A., Honeywell International Incorporation, the Union of India and other agencies, Ahmedabad International Airport, insurers and several other third parties.
Mishra emphasised the binding nature of agreement, even if the ongoing investigation reveals new evidence or unknown circumstances concerning the incriminated parties, makes it unviable and unfair.
"Families are required not only to release claims but also to indemnify the released parties against future claims," she wrote, questioning why there is a push to obtain final releases before the whole truth is uncovered.
Moreover, the email inquired whether families would be eligible to receive financial support without having to give up their legal rights, asking the airline to reconsider its unjust indemnity provisions.
10/06/2026 Wire
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