Major Plane Crash at Kozhikode Airport, 18 people died
New Delhi / Kozhikode – A major plane crash occurred in Kozhikode, Kerala. In which 18 people including pilot and co-pilots has been died. The plane of Air India Express came from Dubai slipped while landing at Kozhikode Airport and fell into a 35 feet deep ditch. While Minister of State for External Affairs has reached Kozhikode to take stock of the situation.
Air India Express AXB1344, Boeing 737 was coming from Dubai to Kozhikode under Vande Bharat Mission. Air India aircraft from Kozhikode, carrying 184 passengers from Dubai and 6 crew members including 2 pilots, crashed into the wall crossing the runway and were split into two. There was chaos after the accident. Relief and rescue work started.
#FlyAI : CMD Air India Rajiv Bansal along with senior airline officers have rushed to the Air India Express incident site in Kozhikode to take stock of the situation and are being briefed by experts. All possible assistance and support is being provided to those affected. pic.twitter.com/LdBNdTUXxT
— Air India (@airindiain) August 8, 2020
Actually, Kozhikode’s runway is not too long. It is being told that visibility was low. It was raining heavily. The runway was also full of water. In such a situation, an Air India aircraft flying from Dubai reached Kozhikode at around 7:41 pm in the evening.
My salutations to Late Shri #DeepakSathe and Late Shri #AkhileshKumar, the two brave pilots of Air India Express, that crash landed in Kozhikode.
Both pilots displayed immense courage and bravery due to which many lives were saved.
#KozhikodePlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/vgBKBP40Dx
— Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y) August 8, 2020
After the accident, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muralitharan has reached Calicut to take stock of the situation. V Muralitharan, who hails from Kerala, will reach the crash site by 9.30 am at the site of the incident. He will also meet with the victims’ families. At the same time, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Kerala Chief Minister P. Vijayan will also go to Calicut.
