The flight was bound for England, where family and friends of some of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British nationals, were left searching for answers.

The district authorities have also appointed a point person for each of the families for grief counselling and helping with queries and last rites arrangements.

Anger has been mounting among family members of passengers on board the ill-fated Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, as they face an agonising wait for the bodies of their loved ones.