FlightRadar24 shows plane tried to land twice at Calicut's 'tabletop' runway
The Air India Express flight, which broke apart after overshooting Calicut's 'tabletop' runway, had attempted to land twice, playback from FlightRadar24 showed. The plane tried to land from a different direction on the second attempt. 'Tabletop' runways are located at an altitude with limited space at the end of the runway and have steep drops at one or both ends.