The plane was flying from India to Dubai airport when it was forced to make an emergency landing.
The plane was flying from India to Dubai airport when it was forced to make an emergency landing.
An Emirates plane crash landed at Dubai Airport after reportedly catching fire in mid-air on Wednesday.
According to reports, Emirates Airlines flight EK521 was flying from Thiruvanathapuram to Dubai airport when it was forced to make an emergency landing.
The moment #EK521 came to a halt at DXB after landing from India. Appears to show one engine parted with aircraft pic.twitter.com/kSd4PtTGKe
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts777) August 3, 2016
Emirates Airlines issued a statement following the incident.
There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved,” the Emirates statement added.
“We are extending full co-operation to authorities & emergency services managing the situation”.
Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016
All passengers on flight EK521 have been escorted to safety and the area has been cordoned off.
Landing gear failure & no casualties. Great job on @emirates on evacuating all pax & crew #EK521. pic.twitter.com/ZoXsZbabSi
— Shiva Singh (@shivasingh) August 3, 2016
(This article first appeared in Deccan Chronicle)
