Air India repatriation plane breaks in two at Calicut Airport

Air India repatriation plane breaks in two at Calicut Airport

An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, officials say.The aircraft, en route from Dubai, skidded off the runway and broke in two at Calicut airport upon landing, India's aviation authority said.Rescue operations are under way, with emergency services at the scene.At least two people, including the pilot, have died, the BBC has been told.Most people on board the Boeing 737 jet have been evacuated, with at least 35 of them taken to hospital with injuries, authorities said.The airline said there were 184 passengers – including 10 children and seven crew members, of which two were pilots – on board flight IX-1344 when it crashed at Calicut, also known as Kozhikode.The flight was being operated by the