There have been cases of a very small number of survivors in very serious accidents, but it is "very rare" for there to be only one, a professor told Newsweek.

Insurance companies face difficulties settling claims from the Ahmedabad Air India crash due to cases where both policyholders and nominees died. Firms are coordinating with authorities and making exceptions to expedite claims,

India's aviation safety watchdog has asked Air India for the training records of the pilots and dispatcher for the plane that crashed last week as part of its investigation into the incident that killed at least 271 people,