Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster have left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands.

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A plane containing bodies of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 passengers takes off from the airport in Kharkiv AFP

Ukraine's government said 51 containers of bodies and body parts were cleared for today's flights. At least 200 bodies were aboard the train that brought them from the crash site to Kharkiv earlier this week.

The first batch of remains arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday and were met by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and hundreds of relatives.

The convoy of hearses passed through roads lined with thousands of members of the public, who applauded, threw flowers or stood in silence as the cars drove by.

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Ukrainian soldiers in ceremonial uniforms stand next to coffins bearing the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport in Kharkiv, before the bodies were transported to the Netherlands AFP
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Dutch military personnel carry a coffin containing a body from the crash in Eindhoven, Netherlands Getty
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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte attend a ceremony as the plane carrying the remains of victims arrives at Eindhoven Airbase Getty
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Hearses carrying coffins of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 passengers travel from Eindhoven Airbase to Hilversum AFP
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People line a bridge as a convoy of hearses passes underneath carrying the bodies of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 towards Hilversum where the bodies will be examined. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands almost a week after it was believed shot down over Ukraine AFP
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White roses are thrown onto the convoy of hearses AFP
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Family members of passengers killed in the Malaysia Airlines disaster comfort each other as the hearses arrive in Hilversum Reuters

A team of 25 forensic experts and dozens of support staff have started working to identify remains at a military barracks on the outskirts of the city of Hilversum.

All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — most of them Dutch citizens — were killed when the plane was shot down on July 17.

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Flight attendants and mourners pay their respects at Schiphol Airport during a national day of mourning Reuters
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A handwritten note in Dutch saying 'Welcome back, welcome home" is placed amongst floral tributes at the gates of the Corporal Van Oudheusden Barracks in Hilversum Getty
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People pay their respects during a national day of mourning for the passengers killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster, in Amsterdam Reuters
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People take part in a silent vigil in memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 AFP
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A woman takes pictures of flowers laid in front of the Dutch embassy in Kiev AFP
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