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Vande Bharat Mission Will Continue, Repatriation Flights Have no Problem: Ministry of Civil Aviation After Kozhikode Crash

The Air India Express flight No IX-334 that crash-landed at Kozhikode Airport on Friday evening was part of the Vande Bharat Mission.

Updated: August 8, 2020 3:05 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Surabhi Shaurya

Vande Bharat Mission Will Continue, Repatriation Flights Have no Problem: Ministry of Civil Aviation After Kozhikode Crash

New Delhi: ‘Vande Bharat mission will continue’, said Civil Aviation Ministry, a day after an Air India Express flight with 190 people on board overshot ‘runway 10’ at the Calicut airport, killing at least 19 passengers. “Vande Bharat Mission flights have no problem, the mission will continue”, news agency ANI quoted the aviation ministry as saying. 

The Air India Express flight No IX-334 that crash-landed at Kozhikode Airport on Friday evening was part of the Vande Bharat Mission. Notably, India has been undertaking one of the world’s largest repatriation operations from May 7.

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In the wake of COVID-10, scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since mid-March. However, special international charter flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May 6 to help stranded people reach their destinations.

Nearly 9.5 lakh Indians stranded abroad have returned under Vande Bharat Mission so far. At present, India is in phase five of the mission.

Meanwhile, investigations into the cause of yesterday’s mishap are underway with top officials of the airlines and aviation regulator DGCA rushing to Kozhikode. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also arrived at the incident site to take stock of the situation and implementation of the relief measures.

“Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the ill-fated aircraft have been retrieved.
AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) is conducting investigations,” Puri tweeted.

The minister also announced Rs 10 lakh interim relief for each of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh for the seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who suffered minor injuries.

The condition of 16 passengers among 149 those admitted to various hospitals, is said to be critical.

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