Interestingly, Air India had gone for appeal despite initial assurances from the Civil Aviation Minister that the airline would not do so.
Counsel for victims say they will go for appeal at a higher court.
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 airliner from Dubai carrying 166 people crashed outside Bajpe Airport in Mangalore on May 22, 2010 and burst into flames after overshooting a table-top runway and plunging into forest below.
Air India Express is the budget arm of the loss-ridden state-run carrier Air India, which has been fending off growing competition from private airlines.
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