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India air safety watchdog to check airports hit by heavy rain after crash

New Delhi India's air safety regulator plans to conduct special audits of airports across the country affected by heavy rain, the watchdog's chief told Reuters, days after an air crash killed 18 people and raised questions about safety. An Air India Express plane with 190 people

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Published 11 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 22:02

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India air safety watchdog to check airports hit by heavy rain after crash

New Delhi

India’s air safety regulator plans to conduct special audits of airports across the country affected by heavy rain, the watchdog’s chief told Reuters, days after an air crash killed 18 people and raised questions about safety.

An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board, overshot the rain-soaked runway at an airport near the southern city of Kozhikode on Friday. The Boeing 737 landed in tailwind, skid off the runway and broke in half.

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