116 bodies have been recovered from the mangled remains of the Air India aircraft which crashed and caught fire today after overshooting the runway while landing at Mangalore airport.
"116 bodies have been recovered so far," Air India Director (Personnel) Anup Srivastava told reporters in Mumbai.
There were 160 passengers on board the ill-fated plane including 105 males, 32 females and 19 children, he said.
Besides, there were four infants and six crew members on board the plane which was coming from Dubai, Srivastava said.
He said a relief aircraft carrying rescue team from Air India and DGCA officials has been dispatched to Mangalore crash site.
The state-run airline has been able to make contact with relatives of almost 60 per cent of passengers on the aircraft and Air India has set up teams to assist them in providing information, Srivastava added.