All bodies recovered, black box untraced
Mangalore: A day after a Dubai-Mangalore aircraft crashed here killing 158 people, the Air India said all bodies have been recovered and efforts are on to reach out to the families of the victims but the black box remained untraced. Click here for full passenger list.
Earlier reports said the black box was found, but the report was untrue, Air India said.
“All bodies have been recovered,” said Arvind Jhadav, Chairman and Managing Director , Air India, while addressing media here.
He said 12 bodies are however still unidentified. DNA experts are trying to identify the bodies.
Altogether 158 passengers of a Dubai-Mangalore Air India (AI) flight were killed when the plane overshot the table top runway in Mangalore airport while landing early Saturday morning.
Eight passengers miraculously survived the crash, one of them completely unhurt. But some of the survivors are in critical condition.
Jhadav said while a Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inquiry is on, the airline authorities are making all efforts to bring relief to the victims’ families.
“We have flights arranged for the victims’ family. We are taking care of survivors as well,” he said.
“We have contacted each family of the victim.”
Jhadav said the local people’s response in resuce work was overwhelming.
The interim compensation is Rs 10 lakh for adult victims and Rs 2 lakh for the injured.
He said assistance from international agency has been sought in trauma care.
“We are urging the local administration and the police to help us hand over bodies to the victims’ families,” he said.
He said counselling centres were being set up with the help of Air India, the mother concern of Air India Express.
“It is a shock for our staff as well,” he said, lauding the staff of the airline for their untiring efforts in rescue operations and helping the families of the victims.
He claimed that the pilot and co-pilot of the airline were all well trained and the plane was air-worthy.
The pilot had landed in the same airport 19 times before and Mangalore airport meets all norms.
Earlier on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said: “Preliminary reports say that it (the plane) overshot the runway, unable to control the speed and since there was less spillover area, the crash occurred."
“Mangalore runway does not have much of run over area unfortunately. Apparently it has not been able to stop despite the normal spillover area. Preliminary findings say except for touchdown all other things appeared to be normal. The runway was also in order. This runway was meeting all friction quotients. It was only made operational in 2006.”
The plane was carrying 160 passengers and 6 crew members.
As per the Montreal Convention to which India is a signatory, the families of the deceased could be paid up to 160,000 USD and the injured will not only be treated but also compensated.
Mangalore: A day after a Dubai-Mangalore aircraft crashed here killing 158 people, the Air India said all bodies have been recovered and efforts are on to reach out to the families of the victims but the black box remained untraced. Click here for full passenger list. Earlier reports said the...
Mangalore: A day after a Dubai-Mangalore aircraft crashed here killing 158 people, the Air India said all bodies have been recovered and efforts are on to reach out to the families of the victims but the black box remained untraced. Click here for full passenger list.
Earlier reports said the black box was found, but the report was untrue, Air India said.
“All bodies have been recovered,” said Arvind Jhadav, Chairman and Managing Director , Air India, while addressing media here.
He said 12 bodies are however still unidentified. DNA experts are trying to identify the bodies.
Altogether 158 passengers of a Dubai-Mangalore Air India (AI) flight were killed when the plane overshot the table top runway in Mangalore airport while landing early Saturday morning.
Eight passengers miraculously survived the crash, one of them completely unhurt. But some of the survivors are in critical condition.
Jhadav said while a Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inquiry is on, the airline authorities are making all efforts to bring relief to the victims’ families.
“We have flights arranged for the victims’ family. We are taking care of survivors as well,” he said.
“We have contacted each family of the victim.”
Jhadav said the local people’s response in resuce work was overwhelming.
The interim compensation is Rs 10 lakh for adult victims and Rs 2 lakh for the injured.
He said assistance from international agency has been sought in trauma care.
“We are urging the local administration and the police to help us hand over bodies to the victims’ families,” he said.
He said counselling centres were being set up with the help of Air India, the mother concern of Air India Express.
“It is a shock for our staff as well,” he said, lauding the staff of the airline for their untiring efforts in rescue operations and helping the families of the victims.
He claimed that the pilot and co-pilot of the airline were all well trained and the plane was air-worthy.
The pilot had landed in the same airport 19 times before and Mangalore airport meets all norms.
Earlier on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said: “Preliminary reports say that it (the plane) overshot the runway, unable to control the speed and since there was less spillover area, the crash occurred."
“Mangalore runway does not have much of run over area unfortunately. Apparently it has not been able to stop despite the normal spillover area. Preliminary findings say except for touchdown all other things appeared to be normal. The runway was also in order. This runway was meeting all friction quotients. It was only made operational in 2006.”
The plane was carrying 160 passengers and 6 crew members.
As per the Montreal Convention to which India is a signatory, the families of the deceased could be paid up to 160,000 USD and the injured will not only be treated but also compensated.
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