At least 18 people including two pilots have lost their lives in Kozhikode plane crash
It is a wedding that will never happen as the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode snuffed out the life of the prospective young bridegroom.
Located at a height of 4646 ft, Pakyong airport is one of the five highest airports in India
In both instances, Air India Express pilots had overshot tabletop runways. Also, the flights were coming from Dubai
Singh said rescue work is over and reasons for the crash would be known once the AAIB report comes
60 people were killed when a Delhi-bound Boeing 737 from Kolkata ploughed through a residential locality in Patna
The runway at Kozhikode, where the latest crash took place, doesn't have an adequate safety mechanism, especially in wet conditions with a tailwind
While the Air India Express is expected to get full insured amount for the hull loss, it would have to pay compensation to kin of deceased and injured passengers as per applicable laws
Sathe was a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and had served at the force's flight testing establishment
The central government will make a payment of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each deceased who lost their lives in the aircraft crash in Kozhikode, while Rs 200,000 will be given to the seriously injured
Puri announced Rs 10 lakh interim relief for each of the deceased, Rs 200,000 for the seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who suffered minor injuries
The tabletop runway at the airport, located in Kerala, poses challenges for pilots at the time of landing and there cannot be any margin for error
While the Kozhikode plane crash is one of the deadliest in a decade in India, there have been a number of mishaps and runway accidents across the country in the past year
An Air India Express aircraft flying in from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing in Kozhikode on Friday evening
Samuel now 62 and settled in Kochi, was the course mate of Sathe at the Air Force Academy Hyderabad
Officials said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri would go to Kozhikode on Saturday
Most passengers were workers returning home after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic
Air India Express IX-1344, B737 Dubai to Calicut was operating under Vande Bharat Mission flight
Emergency Response team members, as well as Special Assistance Team members, have been pressed into service from Cochin, Mumbai and Delhi
There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew on board the aircraft