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Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri reached Kozhikode Airport to take stock of the situation and implementation of relief measures being carried out at the site where an Air India Express flight crash-landed on Friday evening, killing 18 people.
The Union minister said he would hold consultations ‘with senior civil aviation officials & professionals’.
‘Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the ill-fated aircraft have been retrieved. AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) is conducting investigations,’ Puri tweeted.
At 7.40 pm on Friday, an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport in Kerala in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two, killing at least 18 people.
A DGCA official said the two devices — DFDR and CVR — were with the AAIB and would be sent to Delhi for further investigation.
‘Reached Kozhikode to take stock of the status & implementation of relief measures after the air accident last evening,’ Puri tweeted.
Reached Kozhikode to take stock of the status & implementation of relief measures after the air accident last evening.
Will hold consultations with senior civil aviation officials & professionals. pic.twitter.com/wyjFkbaJrH
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 8, 2020
‘My heart goes out to the families & friends of the 18 people who lost their lives in the air accident involving @FlyWithIX Flight IX-1344 in Kozhikode last evening & offer my heartfelt condolences,’ the minister said.
My heart goes out to the families & friends of the 18 people who lost their lives in the air accident involving @FlyWithIX Flight IX-1344 in Kozhikode last evening & offer my heartfelt condolences.
Reasons for the mishap are being investigated. pic.twitter.com/awEGpU9EmK
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 8, 2020
Reasons for the mishap are being investigated, he added.
