Air India Express crash: There was a loud thud before the plane fell into a gorge

Special repatriation flight was carrying 184 stranded Indians home

Passengers were screaming and survivors recalled a loud thud as an Air Indian Express Boeing 737 from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing on its second and fatal attempt in rough weather in low visibility at Calicut International Airport in Kozhikode. The Boeing 737 aircraft reportedly overshot the runway and fell into a hillside gorge, splitting in two.