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Air India Express flight from Dubai veers off taxiway at Mangaluru Airport

coastaldigest.com web desk
June 30, 2019

Mangaluru, Jun 30: In what could have been a major tragedy, an Air India Express plane that came from Dubai overshot the taxiway at the Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday evening. All passengers are safe and have been de-boarded. 

The Air India Express flight IX384 had departed from Dubai at 12.39 pm and landed at Mangaluru 5.35 pm safely. The incident took place around five minutes later when the aircraft with 183 passengers and six crew on board was making its way to the terminal building and the aircraft got stuck in the grass.

V V Rao, airport director, Mangaluru International Airport said that the airline took step to de-board the passenger at the incident site, a little distance away from the terminal and ferried them later to the terminal. Operations are normal and plane will be towed to the terminal, Rao said, adding AAI is working to get the aircraft to the apron.

Sources privy to the development on condition of anonymity said that pilot could have accidentally powered up the aircraft while making a routine manoeuver of bringing it from the main runway to the apron via the taxiway. 

“The aircraft in the process veered off the taxiway, crossed a small gutter and ended up on the grassy part adjoining the taxiway. Air India Express engineers are in the process of towing the struck aircraft,” sources said.

AAI in an official statement about the incident said, the Boeing737-800 carried out missed approach at 5.32pm and thereafter in second attempt landed at Mangalore on runway 24 at 5.42pm. The aircraft while turning on taxiway entered unpaved portion of the strip apparently due to high speed as per observation of ATC. There appears to be no damage to the aircraft and engineers are trying to tow the aircraft to apron for further inspection.

The aircraft location in the strip is being assessed for clearance from instrument landing system (ILS) and runway strip for resuming operation. The delayed departures are being cleared with approval of Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the statement noted. While the airline has ordered an internal investigation, the DGCA has been informed about the incident and could order a probe in to the same, V V Rao noted.

Also Read: AIE plane skidding: Wrong to blame airport; it could be pilot error, says U T Khader

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p.m.saleem
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Sunday, 30 Jun 2019

thanks god nothing is hapned.

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March 30,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 30: With suicide cases being reported from various parts of the state after liquor sales were stopped in Kerala following the lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the Excise Department to provide liquor to those with a prescription from a doctor.

The move comes after many reportedly showed acute withdrawal symptoms and suicide cases were reported in the state.

On Saturday, in Kodungaloor in Thrissur district, a youth committed suicide by jumping into the river after suffering from withdrawal symptoms.

In another incident, a 38-year-old man working in a barbershop in Kayamkulam consumed shaving lotion after he didn't get alcohol. Though he was taken to hospital after he developed uneasiness, he died.

The Kerala government has also asked the Excise Department to provide free treatment and admit people with withdrawal symptoms to the de-addiction centres.

The Chief Minister has said the government is also considering the option of online sale of liquor as the sudden unavailability of alcohol may lead to social problems.

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 6: With rains in several parts of Karnataka amid Covid-19 pandemic, state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday asked the people to maintain caution and contact the Health department helpline in case of any symptoms.

"There is heavy rain in several districts of the state's coastal, Malnad and north interior regions. People have to observe utmost caution during these rains amid corona infections. In case of any symptoms like fever, cough and cold immediately call the health department helpline 104," Sudhakar tweeted.

As of August 5 evening, cumulatively 1,51,449 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 2,804 deaths and 74,679 discharges.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban tops the list accounting for 64,881 cases.

Regarding Bengaluru, Sudhakar said, there are 4,276 beds across 11 Covid care centres in Bengaluru.

"As of today morning, 936 of them i.e., 27.79 percent are vacant. Out of the 3,346 patients, 306 patients are due for discharge today," he said in another tweet.

Aimed at availing beds at Covid-19 hospitals for symptomatic patients and those in need, the government had decided to shift all asymptomatic patients to Covid care centres.

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July 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 23: A nurse who was serving as a frontline COVID warrior at the Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru and has recently tested positive along with her 7-year-old son has complained to the Deputy Commissioner against the harassment meted out by some miscreants who have been spreading false rumours against her.

Health official said that some people in her area have given false complaints against her to government officials thus inflicting mental torture on her and her family.

In her letter, the nurse has stated that the attitude of the people forcing her to consider quitting the job. "I have served the people by treating my work as worship. Anti-social elements have been torturing me now. I am very much hurt," the she said. 

The nurse’s house at Moodbidri has been sealed after she was tested positive. However, her husband and younger child were tested negative.

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