Reports coming from reliable sources state that an airplane that had about 191 passengers land crashes, with the fatality rate increasing to 14 and sever.al others injured. The flight was said to have taken off from Dubai with the aim of landing in Kerala.
The flight was also said to be taking stranded passengers to their country because of the current pandemic.
According to a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Ministry, Rajiv Jain, the aircraft splited into two parts after it crashed. In his words;
“There are 174 passengers, 10 infants, 2 pilots & 5 cabin crew onboard the aircraft. As per initial reports, rescue operations are on & passengers are being taken to hospital,” he said.
“Dubai-Kozhikode Air Indian flight (IX-1344) skidded during landing at Karipur Airport at around 7.45 pm today,''Kondotty Police told news agency ANI. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a detailed inquiry into the matter.
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BREAKING: An Air India Express flight carrying an estimated 191 passengers from Dubai has crash-landed in Kerala, amid heavy rainfall.
— Vinay Kumar Shukla (@vinayshukla212) August 7, 2020
Shocked at the news of #AirIndia plane crash in #Kozhikode
Pray for 191 Passengers 🙏#AirIndiaExpress pic.twitter.com/zWJgOHsJMg
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