{"id":325236,"date":"2020-08-08T04:27:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T04:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=325236"},"modified":"2020-08-08T04:27:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T04:27:24","slug":"air-india-plane-crash-death-toll-rises-to-18-aviation-minister-to-reach-kozhikode-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/air-india-plane-crash-death-toll-rises-to-18-aviation-minister-to-reach-kozhikode-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Plane Crash: Death toll rises to 18; Aviation Minister to reach Kozhikode soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325237 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/plane-crash-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/plane-crash-1.jpg 699w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/plane-crash-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/plane-crash-1-696x410.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>The death toll from the crash of an Air India Express plane that skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces at Karipur airport in Kerala&#8217;s Kozhikode has risen to 18 on Saturday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cUnder the Vande Bharat Mission, the flight was coming from Dubai carrying 190 passengers. Pilot must have tried to bring the flight to the end of tabletop airport&#8217;s runway where it skidded due to slippery conditions owing to monsoon,\u201d Civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOur task would have been much more difficult if the plane had caught fire,\u201d Puri said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will visit Karipur today, sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday expressed grief over loss of lives due to the plane accident in Kozhikode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, &#8220;Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to Kerala CM @vijayanpinarayi Ji regarding the situation. Authorities are at the spot, providing all assistance to the affected.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Indian consulates in Dubai and Sharjah have activated the helpline numbers to provide information to the family members of the Air India Express flight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hardeep Singh Puri will reach Kozhikode in the afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hardeep Singh Puri had on Friday said, &#8220;all efforts being made to help passengers. A formal enquiry will be conducted by Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTwo investigation teams of professionals from @airindiain @AAI_Official &amp; AAIB will leave for Kozhikode at 02.00 hrs &amp; 05.00 hrs. Everyone has now been rescued from the aircraft. Rescue operations are now complete. Injured being treated at various city hospitals,\u201d Puri had tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death toll from the crash of an Air India Express plane that skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces at Karipur airport in Kerala&#8217;s Kozhikode has risen to 18 on Saturday morning. \u201cUnder the Vande Bharat Mission, the flight was coming from Dubai carrying 190 passengers. 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