After the alarm went off, the pilot chose to return to Kozhikode and the aircraft landed safely, Air India Express sources said. On investigation, it was found to be a false alarm.
The aviation regulator will be auditing SpiceJet and Air India in the first phase. The exercise involves obtaining and analysing data from flights to improve their future operations.
The airline said the passengers had attained complete fitness. Earlier Sunday, the remains of the 16 killed in the crash were handed over to their families.
The runway in Kozhikode is of the 'tabletop' kind — carved out of hills, such runways are surrounded by deep valleys, which means there’s no room for even the slightest slip-up.
While rescue personnel hastened to pull out the injured men and women from the aircraft, even locals nearby gave a helping hand to the grief struck passengers.
Two special relief flights have been arranged from Delhi and one from Mumbai for humanitarian assistance to all passengers and their family members, the airline said.
Footage from the accident site in Kozhikode shows the Air India Express plane split into two pieces and the debris lay scattered on the ground Friday night.
There were 191 people on board the flight, including 174 passengers, 10 infants, 2 pilots and 5 cabin crew. The plane broke into 2 portions after falling down a valley.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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