Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed that the Air India Express plane, which crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain on a tabletop runway at Kerala’s Karipur airport late yesterday evening, was carrying enough fuel to attempt a landing anywhere else.
“I myself have asked these questions. I asked my colleague, CMD of Air India Express, how much fuel did he (the pilot) have? I have an answer. There was fuel. The issue is… let us await the findings of investigation,” he said.
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“heartfelt condolences” to the families of the 18 people who died and announced ₹ 10 lakh compensation to families of those killed, ₹ 2 lakh for those seriously injured and ₹ 50,000 for those with minor injuries. My heart goes out to the families and friends of the 18 people who lost their lives in the air accident involving @FlyWithIX flight IX-1344 in Kozhikode last evening, and (I) offer my heartfelt condolences,” he also said
