VBM AIIX 134 crash lands at Calicut with 17 dead and many injured
- Flight overshoots the tableland runway
- Aircraft splits into two
- 17 Dead including both Pilots.
- The flight had 191 people on board including 10 crew and 10 infants.
An infant found at the AI IX 1344 crash site
KOZHIKODE: AIR INDIA EXPRESS LTD regrets to confirm that its flight IX-1344 from DXB to CCJ was involved in an accident on the 7th of August, 2020 at Calicut. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the passengers and crew and their families.
Further, we would like to inform you that as of now there are 17 confirmed deceased including two pilots. The four-cabin crew members are confirmed safe.
AI IX-1344 crashed on Aug 7, 2020
Emergency Response team members as well as Special Assistance Team members (Angels of Air India) have been pressed into service from Cochin, Mumbai, and Delhi to render all possible assistance to the passengers as well as to the family members.
A special relief flight has been arranged from Mumbai and Delhi for rendering humanitarian assistance to all the passengers and the family members.
AIR INDIA EXPRESS LTD has established a passenger information center, and a toll-free number has been made available for family or friends of those who may have onboard the flight IX-1344. The toll-free number is 1800 2222 71. For those calling from outside, please call international country code.
AIR INDIA EXPRESS LIMITED will release further information as soon as it is available. Updated information will also be posted on the AIR INDIA EXPRESS LIMITED website at www.airindiaexpress.in.
RIP Flight-Commander-DV-Sathe
