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Vande Bharat Mission Will Continue: Civil Aviation Ministry

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Vande Bharat Mission, under which Indians stranded abroad due to conditions created by COVID-19 are brought back home, will continue, Civil Aviation Ministry said on Saturday, a day after an Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed at Kozhikode airport resulting in the death of 18 persons.

"Back Home:" Man Posted Selfie Hours Before He Died In Plane Crash In Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

A selfie photograph taken by Sharufudheen Pillassery, along with his wife and three-year-old daughter in PPE kits, inside the Air India Express flight from Dubai, was viral online after reports emerged that he had died in the plane crash in Kerala on Friday.

"Braved Bad Weather, COVID-19 Fears": Pinarayi Vijayan Praises Locals, Officials For Rescuing Crash Victims

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot the tabletop runway at the airport here while landing in heavy rains and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two portions on Friday night, killing 18 people and injuring many others.

100 Flights Landed At Tabletop Runway Since May 7: Union Minister To NDTV

Kerala News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday August 8, 2020

Junior Foreign Minister V Muraleedharan has dismissed aspersions on the condition of the runway in Kerala's Kozhikode "tabletop" airport, where a Boeing 737 NG of Air India Express broke in two after landing last night, killing 18 including the two pilots. The plane that came from Dubai had 184 on board.

Black Box Recovered From Crashed Air India Express Flight In Kerala: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Air India Express plane that crashed at Kerala's Kozhikode yesterday evening landed 1 km down the length of the runway at the tabletop airport, sources in aviation regulator DGCA told NDTV. It also had fuel to attempt a diversionary landing elsewhere, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Saturday. Flight IX-1344, carrying 184 people ...

"Angels Of Air India", Special Team Of Grief Counselors, Flown To Kerala

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday August 8, 2020

An Air India special assistance team has reached Kerala to coordinate relief and counselling for families members of the 190 people who were on board the Air India Express flight from Dubai that crashed at Kerala airport on Friday evening. Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after the Boeing 737, skidded off the runway and broke int...

18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 8, 2020

Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...

Indian Consulate In Dubai To Remain Open To Share Information Related To Air India Plane Crash

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Indian Consulate in Dubai will remain open on Saturday to help those who need assistance to travel to Kerala and provide information about the crash of the Air India Express flight that skidded off a hilltop runway and broke into two while landing in heavy rain at an airport in Kozhikode, killing at least 17 people.

Both Pilots Among 18 Killed In Air India Express Plane Crash In Kerala: Updates

India News | Saturday August 8, 2020

Air India Plane Crash: At least 18 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.

Vande Bharat Flight Overshot Runway In Rainy Conditions, Went Down 35 Feet: Hardeep Singh Puri

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 191 people onboard overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday amid rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.

Screams, Blood-Soaked Clothing, Terrified Children At Kerala Crash Site

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

Screams of pain, blood soaked clothing, terrified children and the blare of ambulance sirens captured the distressing scene that unfolded at Kozhikode after the ill-fated aircraft from Dubai crash landed and fell into a valley with a deafening sound, killing at least 17 people on Friday.

Ex-J&K Minister's Son "Siphoned Off" Loan Money To Travel, Buy Illegal Assets: ED

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday claimed that Hilal Rather, son of former Jammu and Kashmir minister Abdul Rahim Rather, "siphoned off" money loaned to his company to splurge on foreign tours and acquire personal assets in India, Dubai and the US.

Helpline Numbers Set Up In Dubai, Sharjah After Plane Crash In Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

The Indian consulates in Dubai and Sharjah have activated five helpline numbers to provide information to the family members of the Air India Express flight that skidded off the runway at Karipur airport in Kerala and fell into a 50 feet valley, killing at least 16 people on Friday evening.

Kozhikode's Tabletop Runway Unsafe For Landing, Expert Warned 9 Years Ago

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 8, 2020

Shortly after an Air India Express plane from Dubai with 190on board skidded off the runway in Kerala's Kozhikode and broke into pieces, a top expert said he had feared a disaster on the tabletop runway that is surrounded by deep gorges. Eighteen people, including both thepilots, have died.

Boeing 737 Skidded At "Tabletop Airport" In Kerala, Says Union Minister

Kerala News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday August 8, 2020

An Air India Express plane that skidded on the runway in Kerala's Kozhikode this evening was a Boeing 737 NG or Next Generation, which was succeeded by the now grounded 737 MAX. The Air India Express flight IX 1344 came from Dubai with 190 people on board, including four cabin crew and two pilots. Seventeen people including both the pilots died in ...