Horrible plane crash in Mangalore airport – AI Express flight from Dubai
At least 159 passengers are feared dead when an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai overshot a runway at the Mangalore airport, and burst into flames as it crashed into a wooded valley on Sunday at 6.10. a.m.
The bodies of those who died in the crash are being taken to Government Wenlock Hospital, Hampankatta, Mangalore. A Help Desk has been set up at the airport, which can be reached at (0091) 0824 2220422 and 0824 2010167. Fire tenders have reached the area which is in terrain that is relatively inaccessible.
There are at least six survivors, official sources told The Hindu.
The survivors include: Joel Prathap D’Souza, (described as a “young man around 25-30 years old”), Mohammad Umer Farooqi (26), Sabrina Haq, a medical intern from at the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Three other survivors, Mayan Kutty, from Kasargod, G. K. Pradeep, from Tannirbhavi, Mangalore, and K. Krishnan, have been admitted to the SCS Hospital, Mangalore.
Bank employee, child feared dead
Narayan Rao (48), an employee of the Karnataka Bank, Bejai branch, a child Hiba Zeena were identified as among the dead.
All flights to and from Mangalore have been cancelled until further notice.
The captain of the flight, F. Glusica, from Serbia, and his co-pilot H.S. Ahluwalia, are feared dead.
Mr. D’Souza came to the airport from the crash site in a vehicle and said he was a survivor of the crash. He was immediately moved to the hospital
According to M.R. Vasudeva, Airport Manager, Bajpe, the plane was carrying 166 passengers including 137 adults, 19 children and 4 infants. There were six crew members on board. Village residents have rescued six passengers. The airport has a table top runway.
There are three confirmed survivors of the crash in which most are feared dead, say airport officials.
Govind Belgaumkar reports from Mangalore airport:
“Anxious and frightened relatives and friends of the Air India Express flight from Dubai that overshot the runway and burst into flames throng the Mangalore airport for news of their loved ones. The airport authorities have pasted the passenger list on pillars in the airport.
The exact number of causalties is still not known, but the injured have been removed to four hospitals. These are S.C.S Hospital, Balmatta, Mangalore; KMC Hospital, Jyothi Cirlce, mangalore; Government Wenlock Hospital; and A.J. Hopsital”.
Amongst those who have been waiting from 7 a.m. at the airport are Annette D’Mello and Preena Castellino whose relatives were on the flight. In tears, they told The Hindu that the names of Venisha Nicola Lobo (15), Vishal Floyd Lobo (8) and Flavia Shakuntala Lobo (39) were not on the first list of survivors that the airport authorities have issued. “We are not getting any information,” Ms. D’Mello said. “The help desk has given us the names of the four hospitals, that is all.”
From Anisha Sheth in A.J. Hospital, Mangalore
Mr. Farooqi from Ullalpet in Mangalore, who survived the crash, said: “I heard a loud noise and in a few seconds the cabin was full of fire and smoke. The plane disintegrated. I saw a burning hole and through it trees outside, and I managed to free myself and get to the opening. The opening itself was in flames, so I covered my face with my hands and jumped. I fell a few feet to the ground and saw it was a hilly area. I crawled away from the flames and some village residents took me on a two wheeler to the nearest junction. From there an auto brought me to the hospital.” Mr. Farooqi had gone to Dubai in search of a job.
Source: The Hindu
05/22/2010
List of passengers on Air India Express flight
The following is the list of passengers on the flight received from S.A. Prabhakar Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mangalore District.
From PNR Report
1. Harshini Poonja
2. Aaron Joel Fernandes
3. Niha Imthiaz
4. Bhaskaran T.V.
5. Komalavally Alinkeel
6. Narayana Kanthav Rao
7. Vani Narayana Rao
8. Vaishnavi Narayana Rao
9. Mohammad Ishaque Rafique Ahmed
10 Hasanabba Abubakkar
11. Hiba Azeena (child)
12. Mushina (child)
13. Haifa Hasha (infant)
14. Joyanrichard Saldanha
15. Ummer Farook Mohammed
16. Shahida Nushrathar
17 Zeshan Abdul Rehman (child)
18. Kannur Zulekha Banu
19. Nazeema Muhammad Ashraf
20.Satyanarayana Ballakuraya
21. Sujatha Rao
22. Fathimamehzan Shafqat
23.Rashaad Shafqatmahmood (infant)
24. Khader Ammangod Mohammed Shafy
25. Suhaib Mohammed Naseer (child)
26. Bibi Sara (child)
27. Nabeeha Mohammed Nasir (child)
28. Mohammad Asraf
29. Maimoona Asraf
30. Ashaz Abdulla (child)
31. Ayesha Afsheen (child)
32.Plaviashakunthala Lobo
33. Venishanikola Lobo
34. Vishalfloid Lobo (child)
35. Abdullah K.M.
36. Merwyn D’ Souza (No Show)
37. Rosly Shibu
38. Godwina Thomas (child)
39. Gloria Thomas (child)
40. Bhagali Prabhakar
41. Kammadam Kunhabdulla
42. Shashikanth Punja
43. Manirekha Punja
44. Abdulbarr Damudi (child)
45. Mahesh Shetty
46. Mohamed Naser
47. Anwar Sadiq
48. Hassan Kutty
49. JoelPratap DSouza
50. Arunkumar Shetty
51. Vasantha Shetty (No Show)
52. Abdul Samad
53. Prasadand Manjrekar
54. Krishnan Koolikunnu
55. Mullachery Balakrishnan
56. Shanthi Olivera
57. Chethana Mukeshkumar
58. Thresiamma Philip (No Show)
59. Mohamed Ashfaq (No Show)
60. Husna Farheen (No Show)
61. Ahmednaushad Abbu
62. Rajan Pulikodan
63. Jayaprakasha Devadiga
64. Jayaram Kotian
65. Chitra Jayaram
66. Rahul Jayaram (child)
67. Prabhavati Karkera
68. Ashitha Bolar
69. Akshay Bolar
70. Suresh Kunder
71. Sanjeeva BabannaHegde (No Show)
72. Soman Narayani
73. Pradeep GK
74. Kallingalabullah
75. Thalangara Ebrahimkhaleel
76. Louiscarlo Vincent Geraro (No Show)
77. Naziya Afarin
78. Mohammed Abaanruknuddin (child)
79. MohammedRafi Beliyapura
80. Abdullah Mohammed
81. Ibrahim Saheb
82. Sameena Saheb
83. Issam Ibrahim
84. Rida Ibrahim (child)
85. Perumbalamohammed
86. Shivakumar Nagaraj
87. Meenu Gupta
88. Shetty KK
89. Gangadharan Nair
90. Prabathkumar Attavar
91.Sathisha Shetty
92. Irshad Ahmed
93. Neha Parveen
94. Affan Ahmed (infant)
95. Sameerbeerran Moideen
96. Abdunnazir Avinja
97. Riju John
98. Sabrina Nasrinhuq
99. Steven Rego (No Show)
100. Mahammooda Abdulla Kanyana
101. Althafahmed Moolana
102. Lokeshasadananda Belchada
103. Hameed Pookayam
104. Mayankutty KP
105. Vipin Kattoor
106. Kishorekumar Kudpapoojary
107. Chandukutty Nair K
108. NM Bharatham
109. Abdulazeez Anchikatta
110. Umashan Vijayan
111. Cavin Sequuiera
112. Reshmasanthosh Rai
113. Nalandshaunsantosh Rai (child)
114. Vihasantosh Rai (infant)
115. Vamana Prabhu
116. Ganesh Prabhu
117. Qazi Abdulsalam
118. Qazizulekah Khuddus
119. Jackson Periera
120. Mahammed Ismail
121. Naveen Kumar
122. Sanjaykumar Mahabal
123. Mahendra Kodkany
124. Indumathi Nayak
125. Vijesh Kovval
126. Ramakrishna Nayak
127. Ajesh Mottathil
128. Navid Ibrahim
129. Ignatius DSouza
130. Sukumara Kuzhiyamkottuchal
131. Abdul Basheer KM
132. Mohiddin Farasusman
133. Mahim Mohammedpalli
134. Mohammedashraf KA
135. Mohamed Usman
136. Kunhikannan Chandu (No Show)
137. Naveenwalter Fernandes
138. Saritaphilomena Dsouza
139. Ullas Dsilva
140. Mannapadupuashraf Abdul
141. Safdharali Sheik
142. Mahesh Shetty
143. Abdulharish Koppalamhouse
144. Abdul Jebran
145. Parambathkunhi Krishnan
146. Prabhakaran Pachikaran
147. Nekkareibrahim Ismail
148. Melwynkiran Menezes
149. Siddeeque Choorisulaiman
150. Putturismail Abdulla
151. Somashekhar Potyalsrinivasa
152. Lokesh Narayanan
153. Lolitta Dias
154. Lilly Dias
155. Praveena Sundar
156. Hilda Douza
157. Pradeep Deepanivas
158. Denis Saldanha
159. Ashton Saldanha (child)
160. Manthur Hassainar
161. Rama Satish
162. Mohammed Basheer
163. Aboobacker Siddeeq
164. Mohammed Usman
165. Shaileshrao Brahmavara
166. Mohammed Ziad
167. Sameena Abdul Karim
168. Zainab Mohammedziad (child)
169. Mohammed Subairzaid (child)