Air India confirms that 241 passengers and crew died, and one British man survived, when the plane crashed moments after take off.

Rajrajeshwar Guruji, head of the Siddhashram Hindu temple in Harrow, likened the grief of those who lost family members to the wait for a loved one's return from an endless journey.

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.