At least 290 people have died after an Air India plane crashed shortly after take off from Ahmedabad airport in India on Thursday, a senior doctor at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, where a majority of the dead and injured people were taken, told CNN.

Air India's deadly plane crash that killed at least 270 people has triggered a wave of speculation about what led to the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade, but authorities are slowly narrowing down areas of investigation.

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.

Air India on Saturday announced an interim payment of ₹25 lakh or approximately 21,000 GBP each to the families of the deceased and to the survivor, to help address immediate financial needs. This is in addition to the ₹1 crore or approximately 85,000 GBP support already announced by Tata Sons.

While investigations are ongoing, Sameer Sinha, Secretary of Ministry Civil Aviation told media on Saturday, June 14 that the flight (AI-171) did not face any challenges in its previous trip from Paris to Delhi and Delhi to Ahmedabad,