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Where did the Air India plane crash in Kerala?
(CNN) An Air India Express plane crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport.
What caused the Air India Express plane crash?
Pilot error and failure to follow safety guidelines probably led to the crash of an Air India Express plane in August last year, investigators say. The passenger plane with 190 people on board crashed at the Calicut airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing 21 people.
How did 158 people die in Mangalore airport crash 2010?
In May 2010, 158 people died when an Air India Express flight overshot Mangalore airport runway and crashed.
Why did Kozhikode’s Karipur crash?
The Kozhikode airport at Karipur in Malappuram, which has a table-top runway, has been on the regulator’s watch list after the Air India Express Boeing 737 crash in Mangaluru in May 2010. Theories and rumours about the possible reasons for the crash — from hydroplaning to tailwind to pilot error — were doing the rounds right from Friday night.
What happened to Air India Flight ix-1344?
An Air India flight (IX-1344) bound for Kozhikode from Dubai skidded during landing at the Karipur Airport at around 7.45 pm, said the police. An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board on Friday skid on the runway of the Kozhikode airport in Kerala.
What happened to the Air India Express plane that overshot?
After overshooting the runway, the aircraft broke into several pieces. An Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai overshot Karipur’s table top runway and dropped about 35 feet into a gorge on Friday evening.
Why did Air India fly a plane to bring back Indian citizens?
The plane was one of the repatriation flights operated by the Indian government to bring back nationals stranded abroad due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, information on the Air India website shows.