Overview
- Air India has begun sending individualized final compensation proposals that require families to sign a Release, Discharge and Indemnity agreement to end all present and future claims.
- An NDTV-reviewed offer shows one family was told compensation calculated under legal principles is below the ₹25 lakh already paid, with an additional ₹10 lakh proposed as a full and final settlement.
- The waiver language extends to Air India, Boeing, engine and avionics suppliers, the Union of India and aviation agencies, and it remains binding even if new facts emerge.
- Attorney Chuck N. Chionuma, representing families of more than 105 victims, advises against signing until AIP investigation data is released, saying at least three families have received offers so far.
- Interim payments of ₹25 lakh have largely been disbursed and ₹1 crore ex gratia per deceased is being processed via a Tata Group trust, while the AAIB probe continues after a preliminary finding of fuel-control switches moving to cut-off.