Pilot failed to signal SOS, being blamed for Mangalore air crash
Mangalore, May 22: Failing to signal or announce an emergency landing by the pilot of the AI India flight , is being cited as a factor leading to Saturday's crash near Mangalore Airport.
Meanwhile Air India Director Anup Srivastava confirms that it was not raining at the time of landing.
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At
least
158
people
are
feared
dead
after
an
Air
India
Express
aircraft
from
Dubai
to
Mangalore
overshot
the
runway
while
landing
at
the
Mangalore
airport
on
Saturday
morning.
A total of 166 people including the crew members were on board the flight that crashed around 6: 30 a.m.
The rescue operation is still on with the help of around 150 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel.
It has been reported that there are six survivors, who have been rushed to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the Mangalore airport has been shut for the time being.
ANI