India, July 26 -- Air India has released interim compensation to the families of 166 victims who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12.

In a press statement released on Saturday, the airline stated that it had started releasing the interim compensation amount of Rs.25 lakh to the affected families.

The airline had announced the interim payment to help families "meet their immediate financial needs", which will be adjusted against the final compensation of Rs.75 lakh.

"Air India has, so far, released the interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers and also the 19 who lost their lives at the accident site," the airline said.

Meanwhile, Air India has also verified requisite documents of 5...