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Kozhikode plane crash: 92 injured passengers discharged from hospitals

Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India, has only B737 aircraft in its fleet

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Mangled remains of an Air India Express flight, en route from Dubai, after it skidded off the runway while landing on Friday night, at Karippur in Kozhikode
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2020 | 1:54 PM IST

Air India Express said on Thursday that 92 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after "obtaining complete fitness".

An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on the night of August 7.

The B737 plane fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into pieces, killing 18 people, including both the pilots.

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said on Saturday that 149 people have been admitted to hospitals, 23 discharged, while three were critically injured in the plane crash.

The injured passengers of IX-1344 flight are being treated at various hospitals of Kozhikode, the airline said in a statement.

"As on date, 92 injured passengers have been discharged from various hospitals after obtaining their complete fitness," it added.

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Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India, has only B737 aircraft in its fleet.

The airline had said on Sunday the mortal remains of 16 passengers killed in the plane crash have been handed over to their families, and added that authorities were investigating the accident.

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First Published: Aug 13 2020 | 1:52 PM IST

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