Dubai - An 'Emirates' plane caught fire on emergency landing in Dubai Airport, on Wednesday, all passengers and crew were evacuated with no injuries reported so far, said the airline and Dubai airport.
Dubai – An ‘Emirates’ plane caught fire on emergency landing in Dubai Airport, on Wednesday, all passengers and crew were evacuated with no injuries reported so far, said the airline and Dubai airport.
The airline spokesman said in a press statement that : “Emirates can confirm that today, August 3rd, 2016, flight EK521 traveling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International Airport.”
‘Emirates’ confirmed that there were 282 passengers and 18 crew members on board of the Boeing 777-300 A6-EMW.
All flights departing from Dubai have been delayed until 5 p.m. local time and all incoming flights are being diverted to other airports, said the Dubai government.