Air-India Express flight skids off Kochi runway

Kochi: Passengers of Air-India flight operating on the Muscat-Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi route (Flight Number IX 454) had a miraculous escape as the flight skidded off the runway while landing at Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, on Friday.
The incident occurred at 8.47 p.m. The flight had 61 passengers, including one infant, on board. The pilot reported poor visibility due to rains and flight only skidded up to the end of the runway, said A.C.K. Nair, Airport Director. However, Air-India officials said the initial information pointed out that the flight skidded on impact of landing. The nose-wheel was damaged in the incident and the left engine sucked in mud and grass as the flight went off the runway. The flight was declared grounded, the official said.
The flight reportedly went 200 metres off the runway.
10/07/07 The Hindu

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