The black box recorder, already recovered from the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 that crashed at India’s Bajpe airport, will reveal the split-second decision-making which caused it to overshoot the runway and burst into flames.

Survivors of an air crash that killed nearly 160 people in India today told how they jumped from the burning plane as it broke up and plunged into a valley.

Survivors of a plane crash in India, which killed at least 158 people, have spoken of their escape from the burning aircraft as it broke apart.