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The Mi-series chopper was carrying General Rawat's staff and family members when it crashed near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday.

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Air Safety expert Captain Mohan Ranganathan had reportedly detailed in a report around nine years ago that Calicut (now Kozhikode) airport was not safe for landings.

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"The airline is adequately insured and will pay compensation in accordance with applicable law at the appropriate juncture," the airline said in a statement.

Air India Express has decided to pay this amount to the victims and injured in the plane crash

The man being hailed for saving so many lives is the commander of the ill-fated Dubai-Kozhikode flight, Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, who is among the casualties of the plane crash

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The incident occurred at around 8.20 p.m. and despite the aircraft getting seriously damaged in the impact, there was no fire.

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Anupama James, Dhenkanal Superintendent of Police (SP) said prima facie, it is suspected that the aircraft nose-dived and crashed on to the runway while trying to land

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Masud, who was onboard the flight that crashed near the Karachi airport leaving 90 dead, escaped with injuries on his hip and collar bone

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