President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has extended condolences over the Air India Express plane crash.
In a tweet following the worst passenger aircraft accident in India since 2010, President Solih offered condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy and prayed for a speedy recovery effort.
The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the COVID-19 pandemic, overshot the runway of the Calicut International Airport in heavy rain near the southern city of Kozhikode on August 7. The plane skidded off the table-top runway of Calicut, crashing nose-first into the ground. Such runways are located at an altitude and have steep drops at one or both ends.
18 people were killed and 16 severely injured in the accident. The flight was carrying 190 passengers and crew.