Air India Express Flight 1344
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Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight crew aborted two landing attempts because of heavy rain and tailwind. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down on runway 10, but skidded off the end of the tabletop runway and slid down a 9–10.5 m (30–35 ft) slope, killing 19 passengers and both pilots. The four cabin crew members and 165 passengers survived, of whom all but two were injured.[4] This was the second fatal accident involving Air India Express, after the 2010 Mangalore crash.
Accident | |
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Date | 7 August 2020 (2020-08-07) |
Summary | Runway overrun in poor weather conditions due to pilot error |
Site | Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India 11°07′59″N 75°58′13″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8HG(SFP) |
Operator | Air India Express |
IATA flight No. | IX1344 |
ICAO flight No. | AXB1344 |
Call sign | EXPRESS INDIA 1344 |
Registration | VT-AXH |
Flight origin | Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Destination | Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India |
Occupants | 190[1] |
Passengers | 184 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 21[2] |
Injuries | 167[3] |
Survivors | 169 |