New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Malabar Development Forum a not-for-profit group on Tuesday demanded resumption of wide-body aircraft operations at Kozhikode airport in Kerala The airport comes in the Malabar region of the state On Tuesday the forum organised a protest march in the national capital to raise issues related to the airport followed by a public meeting which was attended by various Parliamentarians from Kerala according to a release It demanded resumption of wide-body aircraft operations at the airport Commercial operations of wide-body planes from the airport were temporarily suspended due to a fatal accident in August last year and prevailing adverse weather conditions On August 7 2020 a Boeing 737 plane coming from Dubai had overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport in Kerala and later broke into pieces There were 190 people onboard the ill-fated aircraft and 21 people including the two pilots were killed and several others were injured The forum on Tuesday also urged that Kozhikode airport should be again made an embarkation point for Haj pilgrimage Besides it raised concerns about high charges being levied from passengers for RT-PCR test at the airport The protest march was inaugurated by Indian Union Muslim League IUML leader and Lok Sabha MP Abdussamad Samadani He represents Keralas Malappuram constituency in the Lok Sabha PTI RAM MR MR

Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 29 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has embarked on his one-day visit to Kerala. He arrived at Calicut Airport in Karipur earlier today.

The pilot’s ‘non-adherence’ to the standard operating procedure is the probable cause of the Air India Express plane crash at the Kozhikode airport last year, according to a govt report. The role of the systemic failures as a contributory factor cannot be overlooked in the accident, the report added.  The crash, involving a Boeing 737-800 […]

New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The final report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) submitted to the Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA) highlighted that the major reason behind the Kozhikode plane crash was non-adherence to SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) by the pilot in command (PIC).

Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 5 (ANI): A total of 3750.8 grams of the gold compound has allegedly seized and three persons were arrested by the team of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) and Customs Preventive Department (CPW) in Kerala's Kozhikode international airport on Sunday.

Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 31 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Arjun Ayanki, the second accused in the Kozhikode Airport Gold Smuggling case, and ruled that he can't leave Kerala without permission and also restricted him entry to Kannur district which is his native place.

Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 26 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs has seized 3,352 grams of the gold compound in three different instances from three passengers on Wednesday.