Air India Plane Skids Off Runway In Kozhikodi, Kerala.

Air India Plane skids off runway in kozhikodi, Kerala.

An Air India Express flight with 190 passengers on board en route from Dubai skidded off the runway and split into two while landing at Kerala’s Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday evening, leaving at least ten persons dead, including the pilot.Kerala Minister KT Jaleel confirmed three deaths earlier, while BJP MP KJ Alphons said all passengers were evacuated.

 Air India Plane Skids Off Runway In Kozhikodi, Kerala.-TeluguStop.com

Preliminary images from the accident site show the aircraft split into two pieces, with debris all over the area, which is reportedly just below the runway.The incident happened when the flight — IX 1344 — was attempting to land at the airport at around 7.40 pm amid heavy rainfall and fell off the runway, to a slip road 34 feet below.

Like Mangaluru, Kozhikode airport has a tabletop runway that was carved out of a hillock.

Runways at these airports, which are located on hilltops, create the optical illusion of being at the same level as the plains below when a pilot comes in for a landing.

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