He added that the investigation was being conducted “seriously, fairly and transparently” amid international scrutiny of the disaster.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event at GIFT City in Gujarat, Naidu said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been conducting independent investigations with the full support of the government.
“The investigation is ongoing. One thing we have to understand is that when foreigners travel on a plane that crashed, it (investigation report) will be scrutinized by any country. Any country or organization can raise issues,” Naidu was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India news agency.
“The investigation must therefore be conducted in a spirit of seriousness, impartiality and transparency,” he said. The minister said the investigation has reached its conclusion and the results may be announced within a month.
“The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is conducting an independent investigation and whatever resources they ask for, we will provide them,” the federal minister said.
Naidu also said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is continuing to coordinate compensation and assistance to the families of the victims through a dedicated team set up after the accident.
“We are monitoring the situation. We have a team in the ministry that coordinates compensation and other matters that were announced at that time. If anyone has any questions, we will look into it,” he said in response to concerns raised by some families about Air India’s handling of compensation and support.
The minister’s comments come amid growing calls from victims’ relatives for greater transparency into the investigation. Around 30 families from across Gujarat recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the release of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) black box data to help pinpoint the cause of the crash.
On June 12, 2025, Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 bound for London Gatwick Airport, crashed into the medical college hostel building shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
The plane caught fire after impact, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 people on the ground, making it one of India’s worst aviation disasters in recent years.