Air India Express said on Monday that it has contracted a US-based company to recover and restore the baggage of the crew and passengers of its plane that crashed in Kozhikode.
The death toll in the landslide at a tea estate in Rajamalai in Idukki district of Kerala rose to 49 on Monday after six more bodies were recovered.
The ongoing investigation in the Air India Express flight IX-1344 that crash-landed on Friday evening at Calicut (Kozhikode) International Airport is continuing and will take some time before it is completed, Air India Express said in a statement.
Flood like situation persists in Kavalam village of Alappuzha district. Rain also continues to lash Kozhikode and Malappuram.
Air India Express plane with 190 onboard that crashed on Friday evening while attempting landing amid heavy rains at Kerala's Kozhikode airport has so far claimed 18 lives including both the pilots. Here's an account of the first 5 minutes after flight crash-landed at the Kozhikode airport.
A day after the crash of an Air India Express plane at Kozhikode's tabletop runway during landing has brought the focus on some of India's other airports which are more risk-prone when compared to others and internationally prescribed parameters of landing and runway safety technologies.
Mortal remains of co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar reached his native place in Mathura on August 09.
Air India Express employees paid tribute to Akhilesh Kumar in Delhi.
Air India Express plane, that crash-landed on Friday evening at Kerala's Kozhikode airport when it was trying to land on the table-top runaway, has claimed 18 lives so far including its pilot and co-pilot. The plane was carrying 190 onboard. A loot at how survivors recall horrific account.
A day after the crash of an Air India Express plane, aviation safety expert Captain Ranganathan, who had earlier flagged concerns about Kozhikode airport runway, on Saturday said regulator DGCA should not allow landing of flights during monsoons on r
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who visited the Air India Express plane crash site in Kerala's Kozhikode, has said that the aircraft had enough fuel to divert the landing somewhere else.
Captain Deepak Sathe, pilot of the Air India Express flight that crashed on Friday evening while attempting landing at Kerala's Kozhikode airport amid heavy rains, had planned for a surprise visit on mother's birthday who is in her 80s.
Air India plane crash: It has now come to light that as landing gear of the plane did not deploy, pilot Sathe made three rounds of the airport so that fuel tanks were empty. This created a massive difference as the plane didn't catch fire after it crashed. Sathe died in the crash, but his actions may have saved lives of more than 100 people onboard the plane.
Aviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses" in different places, including the runway and the apron, officials said on Saturday.
In a blog post titled 'India's Most Beautiful Runways and Airports' dated August 26, 2016, the airline said the joys of flying are made even more spectacular when you are greeted by the scenic beauty of your dream destination.
The Air India Express aircraft -- carrying 190 persons, including six crew members -- flying in from Dubai, skidded off the runway while landing in Kozhikode on Friday evening and plunged into the deep valley below.
The aircraft carrying 190 persons, including six crew members, battled heavy rain while landing at 7.41 pm on Friday, and careered off the runway after landing at the table-top airport.
Kozhikode plane crash: At least 19 passengers died and over 120 were injured, including 15 seriously, when a plane coming from Dubai met with an accident at Karipur airport in Kozhikode. The incident shocked the entire country and soon social media was flooded with prayers for the victims. Not only this, but many Bollywood celebrities also expressed condolences.
It was around 7.40 p.m. when a devastating plane crash shook Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday. It claimed at least 19 lives while over 100 people were hospitalised post injuries. There were a total of 174 adults, 10 infants and six crew members onboard.
It was around 7.40 p.m. when a devastating plane crash shook Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday. It claimed at least 19 lives while over 100 people were hospitalised post injuries. There were a total of 174 adults, 10 infants and six crew members onboard the Dubai-Calicut Air IndiaExpress flight.
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