Air India flight crash lands: DGCA confirms flight skid off runway; rescue operations on

A Dubai-Kozhikode Air India Express flight skid off after landing at Runway 10 of Kerala's Karipur Airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said that there were 190 people on board and visibility was 2000 meter at the time of landing. The aircraft is a Boeing 737. Death toll stands at 16 at 11.30 PM with over 100 injured, of which 40 are critical.

Fire tenders and ambulances have rushed to the spot.

A DGCA official told Republic TV, "It was raining. I think the landing at high speed and they skid of the runway."

Reacting to the news, Former MOS Tourism - Alphons KJ tweeted that the front portion of the flight has split and that the pilot had lost his life. While lots of passengers had been injured, he claimed that all passengers were evacuated.

The Air India Express said that six crew members were on board, including two pilots.

Civil aviation ministry calls emergency meeting.
Delhi: An urgent meeting called of Civil Aviation Ministry is underway at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan. DGCA Director-General & officials of the ministry, Airport Authority of India & Air India Express are in the meeting.

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