After the horrific incident, the risks in Kozhikode airport are found to be similar to what happened at Mangalore airport in 2010, where a mishap happened, again involving an Air India Express flight, leaving 158 people dead.
Kozhikode:
An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Calicut skid off the runway after landing and plunged deep into the valley below. The aircraft had 191 passengers onboard, including six crew members. At least 14 deaths have been reported so far while several others have been injured.
After the horrific incident, the risks in Kozhikode airport are found to be similar to what happened at Mangalore airport in 2010, where a mishap happened, again involving an Air India Express flight, leaving 158 people dead.
After a year after the 2010 mishap, DGCA had added Kozhikode as one of the 11 risky airports that apparently posed a safety risk to flight operations in the country.
Other airports that were included in the list were Leh, Kullu, Shimla, Port Blair, Agartala, Lengpui, Mangalore, Jammu, Patna and Latur.