Chennai, June 28 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a mock drill at Chennai International Airport on Saturday to assess emergency preparedness for a potential plane crash. The exercise followed the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.

"This mock exercise drill is a standard practice that airports undertake as part of their Airport Emergency Plan. Usually, we do it at the airport. This is the first time we are doing it outside, as we wanted to assess the preparedness of state authorities following what happened in Ahmedabad," Airport Director of Airports Authority of India, Chennai International Airport, CV Deepak, told ANI.

"We will now hear from independent observers and fill the gaps accordingly... Approximately ...