We are fortunate that plane did not catch fire: Hardeep Puri

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday over Air India Express flight crash said that, 'Under the Vande Bharat Mission, the flight was coming from Dubai carrying 190 passengers.18 people, including two pilots, have lost their lives, it is unfortunate. 127 people are at hospitals, others have been released. Our task would have been much more difficult if the plane had caught fire. I am going to the airport. 
The AI flight crashed at Kozhikode International Airport in Karipur yesterday.