Family members of 17 out of 18 people killed in the Saurya Airlines crash have received the bodies of their relatives as of Saturday evening.

Relatives of the deceased, who had earlier refused to receive the bodies demanding that the government and airlines guarantee compensation and insurance issues first, accepted the bodies after the officials promised to address their concerns.

According to Deputy Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki, all the bodies except for the body of Aref Reda, a Yemeni national, have been handed over to the family members.

Most of the bodies were identified by Friday. However, there had been issues in identifying the severely charred bodies. A large team of doctors worked to identify the victims as quickly as possible, according to officials.

Saurya Airlines officials have committed that the company would provide as much support as possible to the victims’ families.

“We assure the victims’ families that we will provide all possible support and assistance,” Saurya Airlines Chairman Dipak Kumar Pokharel said in a statement on Friday.

Eighteen of the 19 people aboard a Pokhara-bound aircraft of the Saurya Airlines died when the plane crashed shortly after it took off from the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.

Captain Manish Ratna Shakya, the lone survivor of the crash, is recuperating at a hospital in Kathmandu.