Black Box Recovered From Crashed Air India Express Flight In Kerala | Read

The Air India Express plane that crashed at Kerala's Kozhikode airport yesterday evening landed 1 km down the length of the runway at the tabletop airport, sources in aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) told NDTV. It also had fuel to attempt a diversionary landing elsewhere, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Saturday. Flight IX-1344, carrying 184 people including passengers and crew from Dubai, broke up into pieces after skidding off the runway amid heavy rain and hurtling down a valley at 7.41 PM. This morning the flight data recorders were found. At least 18 people, including both pilots, were killed and 127 others were injured in the accident. Hardeep Singh Puri, who reached Kozhikode this afternoon, announced compensation for the families of those killed and those injured. The airport, built on top of a hill with limited space at the end of the runway, is one of Kerala's more prominent international terminals.