MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A passenger jet of the Emirates airline crash-landed at Dubai Airport in the UAE on Wednesday, the government and airline said.
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The fire on board an Emirates airline passenger jet has been fully extinguished, the Dubai Media Office said Wednesday, adding that all operations have been suspended until further notice.
Emergency response teams at Dubai Airport have fully extinguished the fire on the Emirates plane.All passengers & crew were safely evacuated
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) 3 августа 2016 г.
Flight EK521 with 275 passengers and crew members on board was flying from south India’s Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, according to the UAE government. It was due to land at 12.50 p.m. local time (8:50GMT).
Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) 3 августа 2016 г.
We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) 3 августа 2016 г.
The UAE government’s feed on the Dubai Media Office’s account confirmed that the plane crash-landed. "All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far," it said.
All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) 3 августа 2016 г.
There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) 3 августа 2016 г.
Flightradar24, which monitors flights, said on Twitter that the Emirates' Boeing 777-300, flying from Thiruvananthapuram in India, had caught fire on landing. All inbound and outgoing flights at the airport have been suspended or diverted, it said.
Dubai International Airport remains closed in the aftermath of the accident, according to the website. All inbound and outgoing flights were previously suspended or diverted.
