Air India’s official statement on the crash landing

Air India (AI) Express has issued an official statement regarding the incident involving Air India Express Boeing 737-800 at Kozhikode, Kerala.

According to the details, an AI Express flight crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway while landing at Calicut International Airport.

Sources confirmed that seventeen people, including both the pilots, Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and Captain Akhilesh Kumar perished in the crash, AI Express has confirmed.

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AI Express Boeing 737-800 (VT-AXH), flight # IX-1344 from Dubai, overran the runway at Kozhikode (CCJ), India, breaking apart after falling down an embankment.

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Moreover, top officials of various aviation authorities including Airports Authority of India (AAI), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), AI and AI Express left the aviation ministry headquarters (HQ) to take a special flight to Calicut where they are expected to reach around 3 am on Saturday.

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