Rescue crews’ unfamiliarity with 737 delayed evacuation of Air India Express crash pilots

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Source: Indian aircraft accident investigation bureau

Pilots of the Air India Express Boeing 737-800 which overran after landing long at Kozhikode last year were not extracted from the wreckage for an hour because rescue personnel were not familiar with the aircraft type, investigators have disclosed.

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