A Gulf Air passenger airplane skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain Monday in the southern Indian city of Kochi, injuring several people. Officials at the Bahrain-based carrier say the accident happened before dawn as the Airbus A320 was attempting to land at Cochin International Airport, which is located about 25 km (16 mi.) north of the major port city of Kochi. Gulf Air Flight 270 was carrying six crew and 137 passengers. Several people sustained injuries during the evacuation of the aircraft, but no one was critically injured.

NEW DELHI — India is considering a proposal to permit civil air operations at a naval airport in the southern state of Karnataka. The Karnataka state government has approached the Indian defense ministry to give permission for civil operations at the naval airport at Karwar, Defense Minister A.K. Antony says.

India’s private-sector carrier Kingfisher Airlines on Friday approved raising up to 20 billion rupees ($432.7 million) through a rights issue of shares in an effort to trim its huge debt. The company, backed financially by chairman and liquor baron Vijay Mallya, has not given any time-frame or details of the proposed issue. The airline, which had reported a net loss of 2.6 billion rupees in the April-June quarter, has been trying to raise funds through a global depository receipts (GDR) issue of $250-$350 million.