<p>The helicopter carrying Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was on his way to the air crash site in Mangalore, was forced to land at Hassan following inclement weather there.<br /><br />The helicopter landed in Hassan after the pilot received information that weather at Mangalore did not permit landing there, sources in the Chief Minsiter's Secretariat said.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa continued his onward journey along with Home Minister V S Acharya and Minister for Ports Krishna Palemar by road.<br /><br />The helicopter was also carrying DGP Ajai Kumar Singh, DGP (Fire Force) Jija Harisingh and an officer of the Chief Minister's Secretariat, sources said.<br /><br />An Air India Express plane from Dubai with 166 persons on board crashed and caught fire after it overshot the brand new runway while landing at Mangalore airport.</p>
<p>The helicopter carrying Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was on his way to the air crash site in Mangalore, was forced to land at Hassan following inclement weather there.<br /><br />The helicopter landed in Hassan after the pilot received information that weather at Mangalore did not permit landing there, sources in the Chief Minsiter's Secretariat said.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa continued his onward journey along with Home Minister V S Acharya and Minister for Ports Krishna Palemar by road.<br /><br />The helicopter was also carrying DGP Ajai Kumar Singh, DGP (Fire Force) Jija Harisingh and an officer of the Chief Minister's Secretariat, sources said.<br /><br />An Air India Express plane from Dubai with 166 persons on board crashed and caught fire after it overshot the brand new runway while landing at Mangalore airport.</p>