Some of the British families who lost loved ones in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad have been sent the wrong remains, a lawyer says.

Decoding the black box is going to give an in-depth insight into what happened moments before the plane crash,” Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said to journalists, highlighting the importance of flight data to untangle the tragic disappearance of Air India Flight 171.

The United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said on Friday that recent media reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people were premature and speculative.