Air India Express said Sunday the mortal remains of the 16 passengers killed in a plane crash in Kozhikode have been handed over to their families and added that authorities were investigating the accident but it will take some time to complete.
The mortal remains of pilot-in-command Deepak Vasanth Sathe were taken from Kozhikode to Cochin and then to Mumbai by a flight, the airline said in a statement.
Sathe’s family was also escorted to Mumbai on the same flight.
The mortal remains of co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar were cremated “with attendance from all family members as well as with the officials of Air India and Air India Express present to mark respect to the departed soul at Mathura, his hometown,” it said.
