Air India Express Boeing 737-800 from Dubai to Calicut has been involved in a serious incident on landing, the B737-800 overrunning the runway, aircraft fuselage broken up, rescue operation is underway.
The Air India Express flight was about to land when the accident happened. The incident took place amid very heavy rainfall in the area. The flight skidded off the runaway amidst bad weather at 7:41 pm. There were 191 passengers, including crew members on board the flight.
In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the plane landed in heavy rain and after landing at Runway 10, it continued running until the end of the runway and fell down in the valley and broke into two. At least 24 ambulances and fire tenders have been rushed to the airport.
The ATIS in Calciut at the time of incident:
VOCL 071430Z 26012KT 2000 -RA SCT003 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 24/23 Q1009 TEMPO 1500 -RA BR=
It opens question why landing was made on runway 10 with wind at 260 and 12 knots of tail wind.
The Air India Express flight AXB1344 (registration VT-AXH), B737-800 from Dubai to Calicut was part of the Vande Bharat Mission, meant to bring home stranded people from other countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breaking: Air India Express flight has overshot the runway and crash landed at Kozhikode International Airport in Karipur, India. Around 190 people were on board and injuries are unknown at this point. pic.twitter.com/XBh1ljdlCW
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