India Ignored Warning on Table Top Runway Before Fatal Crash
Officials inspect the wreckage of an Air India Express jet at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala, on Aug. 8.
Photographer: Arunchandra Bose/AFP via Getty Images
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Indian authorities ignored at least two recommendations in the past decade to install a safety system on so-called table top runways, one of which an Air India Express jet overshot Friday, killing at least 18 people.
A ground arrestor system, similar to those maintained at Air Force bases, should be installed at table top airports to bring any skidding aircraft to a halt, an investigation report into the 2010 crash of another Air India Express jet recommended.