Dubai: At the last moment, two Indians who were deprived of boarding the Air India Express crashed on Friday are thanking God for this. The aircraft fell victim to a horrific accident in Kozhikode, Kerala on Friday, killing at least 18 people on board. The Boeing 737 aircraft crashed from the runway at Kozhikode in Kerala at 7.41 pm on Friday evening. The aircraft had 184 passengers including 10 newborns, two pilots, and four crew members. At least 18 people have died in this accident.
Nofal Moeen Wetten, a resident of Ajman, who works as an office boy in a school in Sharjah, had the plane ticket booked and checked in as scheduled. Vettan of Mallapuram, who had been miraculously aboard the plane, had his visa canceled a week ago. He told Gulf News, ‘I had got my boarding pass but when I reached the immigration counter, they told that I would have to pay Rs 20,430 due to staying longer than the scheduled time but I only had Rs 10,215.’ He told, ‘When I called the PRO of my school, they asked me to return. He said that he would follow the rules and pay the fine before sending me. Wetton was very disappointed and he called and informed his family about this. He said, ‘When I came to know about the accident, I felt very sad for all the passengers. But it was a big relief that I missed my plane. Allah is very kind.
Good luck paracodan
The officer Parrakodan, who lives in Abu Dhabi, was also lucky. He told, ‘My working visa was over a week ago. After getting the boarding pass, I was told that I would have to pay 1,000 dirhams (Rs 20,430) at the immigration counter but then I had only 500 dirhams (Rs 10,215). I wanted to board the plane and reach my family, so I called one of my friends and he brought me 500 dirhams. But by then my luggage was unloaded and the doors of the aircraft were closed. Parrakodan told, ‘I was very sad and called my mother and told me that my plane was missed. But a few hours later the plane crash was revealed. I thanked the above for saving my life.
Shemir Vadakkan Pathapiriyam, an Indian expatriate living in Dubai, breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that all seven members of his and his brother’s family narrowly escaped a plane crash in Kozhikode, Kerala (Kerala). Huh. Shemir (41), a logistic manager at Dubai Silicon Oasis Company, had been calling repeatedly at different trauma centers near Kozhikode Airport since Friday evening to find out about his family members boarding the plane. Shemir said, ‘We were shocked to hear this news. We could not talk to them for a long time. On reaching the accident site, he thanked the officials and local people who saved his family members and said, ‘After a lot of struggle, I was able to talk to my wife. They told me that the local people saved them and other family members.
