Kozhikode plane crash: 92 injured passengers discharged from hospitals

Air India Express said on Thursday that 92 passengers injured in plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after "obtaining complete fitness". An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot tabletop runway during landing at Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on night of August 7.

B737 plane fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into pieces, killing 18 people, including both pilots. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri h said on Saturday that 149 people have been mitted to hospitals, 23 discharged, while three were critically injured in plane crash. injured passengers of IX-1344 flight are being treated at various hospitals of Kozhikode, airline said in a statement.

"As on date, 92 injured passengers have been discharged from various hospitals after obtaining ir complete fitness," it ded.

Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India, has only B737 aircraft in its fleet. airline h said on Sunday mortal remains of 16 passengers killed in plane crash have been handed over to ir families, and ded that authorities were investigating accident.