Karipur flight crash: Victims and families of deceased to approach foreign courts

Malappuram: The collective of Kozhikode flight crash victims and the families of the deceased will approach foreign courts in connection with compensation amount. A total of 21 people died in the crash including aircraft employees. 

The 19 passengers who died are from 17 different families. The families of 18 victims and other severely injured passengers will approach the courts in Dubai and America. As first step, the cases of Ayisha Dua, who died in the accident, and her mother Sumayya who was severely injured will be filed. Legal notices have been sent to Air India Express, New India Insurance Company and Boeing, which manufactured the flight before filing the case. 

 The families are planning to approach court as they did not get the right amount of compensation. 7 million Dollars is sought as compensation for Ayisha Dua, who died in the accident, and her mother Sumayya. They have decided to approach Dubai court since the flight took off from Dubai. And the case has also been filed at USA as it is the headquarters of Boeing company. 

 31/01/21 Mathrubhumi

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Final Probe Report Of Kozhikode Air Crash Delayed By Two Months

New Delhi: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a delay is being experienced in test reports of components and an extension of two months has been granted for submission of the final report of an investigation into the Kozhikode Air India Express Crash, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau was expected to submit the final report this month, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Air India Express flight IX-1538 (B-737-800) met with an accident on August 7, 2020 in Kozhikode. The investigation was ordered as per Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017.

The head of the investigation is Investigator-in-charge Captain SS Chahar, who hold experience of 18,000 hours flying of which 15,000 hours is on B-737 NG aircraft. The other members of the investigation team have vast experience in operations, aircraft maintenance, aviation medicine and accident investigation, according to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. 

22/01/21 ANI/Businessworld

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Air India Express announces new international flights

The carrier will be operating flights between Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur on February 8 and 22, 2021.

The flight will depart from Mumbai at 1000 hours (local time) and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 1740 hours (local time). The flight from Kuala Lumpur will depart at 1840 hours (local time) and land in Mumbai at 2055 hours (local time).

From February, Air India Express will be operating flights between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur, on  Thursdays.

The flight will depart from Chennai at 0930 hours (local time) and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 1625 hours (local time). The flight from Kuala Lumpur will depart at 1725 hours (local time) and land in Chennai at 1920 hours (local time).

The airline has also announced multiple flights from Riyadh to India. Bookings are open for travel until March 2021.

21/01/21 Business Traveller

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Compensation for Kerala air crash: HC directs for quick decision

Kochi: The Kerala high court has directed the central government and Air India Express Ltd to take a quick decision on compensation claims filed by relatives of the victims of Karipur air crash last year.

Justice N Nagaresh issued the directive after considering a petition filed by the legal heirs of Sharafuddin of Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode. They have sought a court declaration that the victims of the air crash are entitled to a higher compensation. Air India Express flight 1344 had crash landed at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ) on August 7th last year.

Though Sharafuddin’s wife and children were also passengers in the flight, they had escaped with injuries. They have now contended before the high court that those who die and those who suffer injuries are entitled to a compensation of upto SDR113,100 (around Rs1.19 crore) as per Montreal Convention of 1999. Legal heirs of victims are also entitled to seek a higher compensation if eligibility can be proven, the plea said while alleging that legal heirs of the victims of Karipur air crash have not been given even the lowest amount of compensation as per international standards.

13/01/21 Mahir Haneef/Times of India

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Scared of corona travel? Air India Express goes hi-tech, uses UV robots to disinfect aircraft

At a time when people are still not very comfortable with travelling, including air travel, due to the threat of transmission of coronavirus, low-cost airline Air India Express has started cleaning and disinfecting aircraft using robotic technology, in order to allay fears.

Air India Express, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian flag carrier airline Air India has become the first airline in the country to use the ultraviolet robotic device for this purpose, according to a report by news agency ANI.

In a release, Air India Express said the carrier used an ultraviolet robotic device with a UV disinfection lamping system at Delhi airport on Thursday in order to disinfect its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline said it was planning to use this technology at other airports in the country to disinfect its aircraft.

According to Air India Express, the device is specially designed to clean and disinfect seats, under-seat areas, over baggage compartment and cockpit area, etc., as reported by ANI.

In a statement, the airline said that the cleaning and disinfecting technology has been approved by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration (NABL). The laboratory at NABL has tested this device for its efficiency in disinfecting surfaces from germs, bacteria, and viruses, the report said.

In a statement, the airline said that the cleaning and disinfecting technology has been approved by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration (NABL). The laboratory at NABL has tested this device for its efficiency in disinfecting surfaces from germs, bacteria, and viruses, the report said.

08/01/21 Financial Express

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Flight from Sharjah arrives late, those to Delhi too get delayed

Mohali: The Air India express flight from Sharjah arrived late at the Chandigarh International Airport on Saturday. The airport authorities said the flight arrived late by 1.34 hours as it departed late from the source. The same flight in its onward journey to Delhi departed late from Chandigarh by 1.49 hours.

Air India flight to Delhi departed late by 3 hours from Chandigarh at 3.40 pm, against its scheduled departure of 12.40 pm due to poor visibility, said the officials.

A total of 20 flights were delayed in which 14 departed late, whereas six flights arrived late at the Chandigarh airport. Two flights were cancelled due to poor visibility. GoAir flight (G8-104) to Delhi was cancelled, whereas Air India flight did not arrive from Delhi.

Poor visibility conditions due to dense fog continued at the Chandigarh International Airport till the afternoon, after which the visibility improved to reach at 500 metres, but still the flights got delayed. The visibility in the morning dropped to as low as 186 metres, said an official.

03/01/21 Barinderjit Saluja/Times of India

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