New Delhi, June 13 -- The Montreal Convention will be governing the insurance payouts to nominees of the passengers who died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, experts have said. While Air India may declare an interim payout, the actual compensation will depend on the coverage purchased by the airline.

India is a signatory of the Montreal Convention, applicable provisions of which will be applied while implementing the insurance payouts, they said, according to a report by PTI.

According to Prudent Insurance Brokers vice president (aviation & specialty lines) Hitesh Girotra, the minimum liability applicable to the airline operator will be dependent on the nationality of the passengers who lost their lives.

While an ...