Kozhikode Plane Crash: The incident took place amid very heavy rainfall in the area.
New Delhi:
Air India Plane Crash: At least 17 people, including both the pilots were killed after an Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday amid heavy rain.
All on board were evacuated after a nearly three-hour operation and at least 112 injured were taken to hospitals in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, authorities said.
There were 174 passengers, 10 Infants, two pilots and four cabin crew members on board the aircraft.
The flight was part of the Vande Bharat programme that has been bringing back Indians from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the updates on Air India Plane crash:
Civil Aviation Minster Hardeep Singh Puri said the plane overshot the runway in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces. A formal inquiry will be conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), he said.
We are in touch with local authorities. State police have reported 11 deaths. Relief teams from Air India & AAI are being immediately dispatched from Delhi & Mumbai. All efforts being made to help passengers.
A formal enquiry will be conducted by AAIB.
– Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 7, 2020
- At least 17 people were killed after an Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday amid heavy rain.
- Among those killed were the two pilots of Flight IX-1344.
- All on board were evacuated after a nearly three-hour operation and at least 112 injured were taken to hospitals in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, authorities said.
- There were 174 passengers, 10 Infants, two pilots and four cabin crew members on board the aircraft.
- The flight was part of the Vande Bharat programme that has been bringing back Indians from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Television images from the site showed part of the fuselage of the Boeing 737 jet ripped apart with debris strewn all over.
- The incident took place amid very heavy rainfall in the area around 7:40 pm.
- A greater tragedy was averted as the plane did not catch fire.
- Emergency services personnel were seen working in the dark and spraying the wreckage with water.
- According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, the aircraft circled the airport several times and made two attempts to land.
