AIE crash
Failing to have an online ticket in Bangladesh Biman that does not care about our government's dream of digital Bangladesh, I have been flying the small aircraft of Air India Express (AIE) for about two years, flying from Singapore to Dhaka and the return journey. The first advantage AIE provides me is the fact that I can book reservation and on confirmation I can print the ticket sitting on my study table and thus can avert the time consuming running after travel agents.
But all is not well with AIE. World people know AIE's last episode that is an unfortunate air crash in Mangalore, killing most people (numbering about 160) on board. The aircraft, a Boeing 737, came from Dubai and crashed while landing at the airport in Mangalore on Saturday, May 22. The aircraft is said to have skidded off the runway that was 'smaller' than standard. The cause shown as 'smaller runway' is not tenable because this is an international airport and even the same aircraft might have landed here many times before! I guess another cause and think AIE authorities can consider that.
I was flying from Singapore on May 15 by an AIE aircraft. While landing in Kolkata Netaji Subhash Bose international airport, it landed so hard that every passenger understood the pilot did not do a good job. My point is: every passenger deserves a smooth and safe landing. I think one of the causes of air crash on May 22 was such a hard landing.
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