India mourned the deaths of 18 passengers of the ill-fated Air India Express (AIE) flight that skidded off the tabletop runway and broke into two on landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode Airport, also known as the Karipur International Airport, on Friday evening.
Pilot of the flight, Capt Deepak Sathe and his co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar Sharma are also among the 18 who died in the tragic flight mishap.
The AIE flight (IX-1344) from Dubai with 190 people on board including a 6-member crew overshot the table-top runway while landing at the Karipur Airport and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two portions.
Rest of the passengers were rescued from the crash site and rushed to hospitals for treatment. Of them, 23 are said to be in critical condition while another 23 have been discharged after initial medical assistance.
The crucial black box Air India Express flight, that could throw light on how it overshot the runway and crashed, has been recovered.
Kerala government on Saturday announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to the families of those who died in the incident. Air India Express also announced compensation for those killed in the plane crash. Air India Express said it will give Rs 10 lakh to the next kin of the deceased passenger 12 years and above, Rs 5 lakh to the passengers below the age of 12 years, Rs 2 lakh to critically injured passengers and Rs 50,000 to the passengers who are injured in the incident.
Black box of Air India flight retrieved
Officials on Saturday said that the crucial black box of the ill-fated Air India Express flight that could throw light on how it overshot the runway and crashed has been recovered.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are underway with top officials of the airlines and aviation regulator DGCA rushing to Kozhikode while Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also arrived in this city in north Kerala and took stock of the situation and implementation of the relief measures.
“Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the ill-fated aircraft have been retrieved. AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) is conducting investigations,” Puri tweeted.
The minister said he would hold consultations “with senior civil aviation officials & professionals”, adding reasons for the mishap, in which the two pilots were among those dead, were being investigated.
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