At least 18 people including two pilots have lost their lives in Kozhikode plane crash
The relatives came with the AIE officials and the remains were taken to Ernakulam to be taken to their respective native places,Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan told PTI
Tabletop runways are at Kozhikode, Mangalore (Karnakata), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) and Pakyong (Sikkim)
In both instances, Air India Express pilots had overshot tabletop runways. Also, the flights were coming from Dubai
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
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
The Kozhikode airport in Kerala has a tabletop runway and is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
The condition of 16 passengers, admitted to various hospitals, is serious, Malappuram Collector said
An Air India Express aircraft flying in from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing in Kozhikode on Friday evening
The death toll in the flight crash landing incident rose to 18, including two pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday
Samuel now 62 and settled in Kochi, was the course mate of Sathe at the Air Force Academy Hyderabad
At least 18 people including two pilots have lost their lives in the incident. However, the four-cabin crew members are safe
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
The aircraft was flying from Lahore to Karachi. Videos posted on Twitter showed smoke billowing at a distance as people rushed away
Live images broadcast on Turkish television showed several people climbing through a large crack in the severed aircraft and escaping onto one of the wings at the rear