Air India today confirmed that all the bodies of the Mangalore air crash victims have been recovered from the crash site. Briefing reporters in Mumbai today, Emergency Response co-ordinator of Air India Harpreet Singh said that 87 bodies have been handed over to the family members and relatives of the passengers who died in the Mangalore plane crash. She said investigations by the DGCA and Air India's flight safety department were on and the black box of the crashed aircraft is yet to be recovered. Ms Singh informed a team of forensic experts have arrived at the site from Hyderabad to conduct DNA tests to help in identification of bodies charred beyond recognition in the Air India Express plane crash. She assured Air India was trying its best to provide all assistance to the passengers' family members <br/>Ms Singh also said that special arrangements have been made for the relatives of the dead to fly to Mangalore. She informed that <br/>the US transportation and disaster management experts, along with officials from the Boeing, are rushing to India to join probe into the Mangalore air crash. Ms Officials of the USA National Transportation Safety Board, an independent federal agency having expertise in<br/>investigations into air accidents, are coming to help in the<br/>inquiry into the mishap. She said a team from Boeing, whose 737 aircraft was involved in the crash, is also coming for the investigations. 158 people died when the Mangalore-bound Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai overshot the runway and burst into flames at the Bajpe airport in Mangalore yesterday morning. Eight persons survived the crash.<br/>
News On AIR | May 23, 2010 1:29 PM
All bodies of Mangalore air crash victims recovered: Air India emergency response coordinator