Air India Crash: Centre announces Rs 10 lakh interim relief for deceased
As the death toll rises to 18 in Air India Express flight crash at Kerala’s Kozhikode airport Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday announcedRs 10 lakh for the kin of each of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh for the seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who got minor injuries. Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan also announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh for the deceased.
In IX 1344, Dubai-Calicut flight there were 191 passengers and crew, on board including 10 infants, two pilots and four cabin crew members.
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After landing at Runway 10, the Boeing 737 aircraft continued running to the end of the runway and fell down in the valley and broke into two portions, a DGCA statement said.