The dead included both pilots of the Air India Express flight, the airline said in a statement, adding that the four cabin crew were safe. A plane flies over over the wreckage of an Air India Express jet on Saturday. The Air India Express flight was part of the Indian government's special repatriation mission to bring Indian citizens back to the country, officials said. Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment carry the body of a victim inside the medical college where Air India Express jet crash victims are taken for post-mortem examinations in Kozhikode, India, on Saturday. Air India Express is a subsidiary of Air India.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2020 17:48 UTC