Emirates plane from Kerala crash lands in Dubai after catching fire

August 3, 2016

Dubai, Aug 3: An Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai crash landed here today with authorities saying the 275 passengers on board had been evacuated safely and no injuries reported.

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"Concerned Authorities at #Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all. All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far," the Dubai media office tweeted about the incident involving flight EK521.

Emirates confirmed that flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai international airport. There were 275 passengers on board.

"Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport today at about 12.45 pm local time," the airline spokesperson said.

Further information will be shared when it becomes available, the spokesperson added.

Video footage showed smoke billowing out of the Boeing 777 which has a capacity of carrying over 300 passengers. Dubai airport halted departures after the Emirates accident.

"We are in the process of opening our customer assistance line and will share these details soon but at this stage we have no further information on what may have caused the accident. Our priority remains with the passengers and crew involved," the airline said.

"We are expecting a 4-hour network wide delay, more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels," it added.

#Breaking: "Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time." - Emirates Emirates EK521 aircraft flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai made an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, Dubai airport sources said. All passengers have been escorted to safety. The area has been cordoned off. More details: http://bit.ly/2aQqALb Video: Louis Murray/ Twitter

Posted by Gulf News on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Also Read: Dubai plane crash: All 300 safe; Airport suspends all operations

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Comments

Clear cut
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

Bhaira is correct because RSS terrorist activity poping up in kerala

Rikaz
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

It seems like landing gear problem....thank Allah, all are safe....

SK
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

why are you looking for elements from Kerala only.....Possibility of RSS terrorists may be involved.....Just check Nagpur.... Just they did at Akshamdam, hyderabad, Ajmer, Malegaon etc

abdul naser
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

Al hamdulillah, nothing to panic, all passengers evacuated safely in record short time it seems..Thats how Dubai !!!.

Mohini
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

i am getting goose bumps... really shocking i would like to know the exact reason for this tragedy.

Priyanka
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

this reminded me the crash of mangalore... god saved them all.

zubair
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

lucky escape, i feel always unsafe to travel in airbus.

Bhaira
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

Any possibilities of involvement of terror elements from Kerala behind this tragedy?

SK
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Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

Pray for the safety of all passengers, crew and ground staff...... we understand the anxiety of their Families

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