Coincidence: 158 people lost their lives in such an accident in Mangaluru 10 years ago.

The plane of the Air India Express crashed while landing at Kozhikode Airport on Friday. At the time of this accident, there were 190 people on board. So far 17 deaths have been reported in this accident. The plane was coming from Dubai and crashed while landing on the runway. This caused 2 pieces of the aircraft. It is a matter of honor that the front part survived to fall into the ditch.

It would be said by chance that about 10 years ago i.e., on 22 May 2010, one such incident happened in Mangaluru. At that time, Flight 812 of Air India came to Mangaluru from Dubai. The flight also slipped off the runway at the time of landing and fell into the hill. 158 people died in this accident.

158 people died in a similar accident in Mangaluru

May 22, 2010: The plane of Air India Express coming from Dubai to Mangaluru slipped off the runway during landing and fell into the ditch. 158 people died in this accident. Eight people survived. The flight had 160 passengers and six crew members.

July 17, 2000: A plane crash occurs in a residential area, two kilometers from the airport in Patna, Bihar, killing 60 people.

12 November 1996: A Saudi Arabian aircraft crashes into a Kazakhstan plane at Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. In this collision in the air, 349 people died.

26 April 1993: An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 crash occurred in Aurangabad. 56 people were killed.

August 16, 1991: 61 killed by Indian Airlines near Boeing 737 Imphal near Loktak Hydel Power Project.

14 February 1990: Airbus 320 of Indian Airlines crashes 400 meters before the runway while landing at Bangalore airport, killing 92.

19 October 1988: 131 killed in an Indian Airlines plane near Ahmedabad.

1 January 1978: Air India Flight XY 5 crashes into the Arabian Sea, killing 213.

Accidents have happened in Kozhikode before also

November 7, 2008: The wing of the plane from Jeddah hits the ground. No loss of life.

July 9, 2012: The aircraft crashed due to heavy rain. Landing gear broke. No loss of life.

April 25, 2017: Air India plane fails while flying. Tires cracked. Take the trip safely.

August 4, 2017: The aircraft coming from Bangalore slipped and damaged during landing. No casualties.

What is a tabletop runway?

The tabletop runway is usually atop a mountain. Most of it lies on the side of the airport. The landing of planes here is extremely difficult. The pilot has to be especially careful during both landing and flight.

There are three such airports in the country, which are located at very high altitudes and are called tabletop runways. One of them is Kozhikode International Airport in Malappuram, Kerala. This is where the accident happened on Friday. The second airport is in Mangalore, Karnataka where the accident occurred in 2010. The third airport is in Mizoram.