Air India crash LIVE | Metal cutters were used to evacuate passengers : CISF IG Anand

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An Air India Express plane carrying 190 passengers, including 10 infants skidded while landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode on Friday evening. At least 18 people, including two pilots have lost their lives in the incident. However, the four-cabin crew members are safe, said the Air India Express in a statement. The injured are admitted to hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode, as per the state government officials.

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  • The front and last rows of the plane were badly damaged and metal cutters were used to evacuate the passengers from the Air India Express flight that crashed at Kozhikode airport on Friday night, said the Central Industrial Security Force IG CV Anand.
  •  “A few patients are in critical condition, three of them are on ventilators. We visited the site of crash & two black boxes have been recovered. The precise cause of the mishap will be determined when we analyse data in those black boxes,” said Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil aviation minister.
  • Directorate General of Civil Aviation had some issues with the runway in 2015, but after resolving those issues, clearance was given to it in 2019. The jumbo jets of Air India also used to land there: Arvind Singh, Airport Authority of India Chairman to ANI
  • There were 190 people on board the aircraft, out of them, 18 lost their lives. 149 people were also admitted to hospitals, of out which 23 have been discharged: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

 

  • A few patients are in critical condition, three of them are on ventilators. We visited the site of crash & two black boxes have been recovered.The precise cause of the mishap will be determined when we analyse data in those black boxes: Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister
  • Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to the next of kin of each passenger who died in the #AirIndiaExpress crash that took place at the Karipur International Airport yesterday: Kerala Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
  • Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister announces a relief amount of Rs. 10 lakh to kin of  the deceased who have lost their lives in the accident and Rs. 2 lakh for seriously injured & 50,000 who suffered minor injuries . He said ” As an interim relief, we will be making a payment of Rs 10 lakh (to kin) of each deceased, Rs 2 lakh for seriously injured & Rs 50,000 for those who suffered minor injuries: Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister.
    • Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri reached Kozhikode plane crash site to take stock of the situation and status of implementation of relief measures.”Will hold consultations with senior civil aviation officials & professionals, He said, according to ANI.
  • 180 passengers and 6 crew members were on board the flight. 149 injured passengers admitted to hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode districts, 22 in critical condition. 22 discharged after first aid: K Gopalakrishnan, Malappuram Collector.
  • Two special relief flights from Delhi and one from Mumbai for rendering humanitarian assistance to all the passengers and the family members of the Air India Express crash-landing incident reached Kozhikode on Saturday.
  • The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DG), Civil Aviation Ministry senior officials, Airports Authority of India, and Air Navigation Service members will meet in Delhi.
  • The black boxes from the Air India Express plane that crash-landed at the Karipur airport near Kozhikode on Friday evening, have been recovered.
  • The Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) has been recovered from the Air India Express aircraft that crash-landed at the Kozhikode airport claiming at least 18 lives, said a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official.
  • Minister of State (Mos) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday reached Kozhikode where Air India Express flight (IX-1344) crash-landed yesterday. He is likely to meet those injured in the crash and their family members.
  • US envoy Ken Juster has expressed his grief over the plane crash incident which took place in Kozhikode of Kerala on Friday evening.
    “On behalf of the US Mission, we are deeply saddened by the news of the Air India accident in Kozhikode. The victims and their loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers,” tweeted the US Envoy. Tahir Qadiry, Afghan Charge d’Affaires to India, also paid condolences “to the dear ones” of the deceased of the Air India Express plane tragedy in Kozhikode.
  • The Consulate General of India, Dubai informed that the consulate will be open on Saturday to all those who want travel assistance to Kerala or any information related to the plane crash tragedy at Karipur airport in Kozhikode.
  • Several senior actors, including superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Kamal Haasan on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the tragic crash-landing incident.

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