According to reports received from Chairman, Airports Authority of India, the status on Mangalore plane crash at 1700 hrs is as follows:

                             Bodies recovered: 150

                             Survivors: 8     

The Airports Authority of India has established control rooms at:

Chennai - tel. no. 044-2256 1365 & 2256 0894,

 Mangalore - tel. no. 0824-2220422 and

Delhi – tel. no. 011-2461 0848/2461 0843.

Details are available on the Air India’s website:  www.airindia.in

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