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Air India Express Flight 1344

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Air India Express Flight 1344

Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight crew aborted two landing attempts because of heavy rain and tailwind. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down on runway 10, but skidded off the end of the tabletop runway and slid down a 9–10.5 m (30–35 ft) slope, killing 19 passengers and both pilots. The 4 cabin crew members and 165 passengers survived, 110 people were injured. This was the second fatal accident involving Air India Express, after the 2010 Mangalore crash.

Infobox

Date
7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
Summary
Runway overrun in poor weather conditions due to pilot error
Site
Kozhikode International Airport, Kozhikode, Kerala, India 11°07′59″N 75°58′13″E / 11.13306°N 75.97028°E / 11.13306; 75.97028
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-8HG(SFP)
Operator
Air India Express
IATA flight No.
IX1344
ICAO flight No.
AXB1344
Call sign
EXPRESS INDIA 1344
Registration
VT-AXH
Flight origin
Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India
Occupants
190
Passengers
184
Crew
6
Fatalities
21
Injuries
110
Survivors
169

Tables

List of fatalities[1][2] · Victims
Passengers
Passengers
Type of victims
Passengers
Total on board
184
Survivors
165
Fatalities
19
Pilots
Pilots
Type of victims
Pilots
Total on board
2
Survivors
0
Fatalities
2
Cabin crew
Cabin crew
Type of victims
Cabin crew
Total on board
4
Survivors
4
Fatalities
0
Total
Total
Type of victims
Total
Total on board
190
Survivors
169
Fatalities
21
Type of victims
Total on board
Survivors
Fatalities
Passengers
184
165
19
Pilots
2
0
2
Cabin crew
4
4
0
Total
190
169
21

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