We are taking all possible measures towards passenger convenience and ensuring food and refreshments are being provided to all of them. After the crash during the activity for safetly evacuate people, a Dubai Firefighter die, responding to the blaze.
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Following the incident, the airport remained shut for four hours.
Moments after Wednesday afternoon’s emergency landing, the passenger who was filming it captured part of the engine ablaze on video.
Hot weather could have been responsible for the fireball that followed the crash-landing of an Emirates airliner at Dubai’s main airport which left one firefighter dead, an aviation expert has said.
“Laptop, laptop”, a passenger can be heard saying; the amateur video shows others reaching for their luggage, ignoring the crisis conditions.
The airport has now resumed arrival operations under a restricted capacity, with arriving flights being given more preference over departures.
The Boeing 777 was scheduled to land at 12:50 p.m. local time, but was involved in the “incident” at 12:45 p.m.
Emirates, which is based at Dubai International, said it expected disuptions to its flights to continue for the next 36 hours.
“Post the runway closure at Dubai airport yesterday, our yesterday’s flights to the city had been diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport and Sharjah International Airport”.
All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the Emirates plane after the crash, which occurred when the crew apparently attempted unsuccessfully to abort a landing.
Dubai airport, the world’s busiest in terms of global passengers, was shut down Wednesday following an accident involving a landing Emirates plane, it said.
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Quest said aircraft were created to be able to be evacuated within 90 seconds if there is an accident. “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to our affected passengers, and ask for their continued understanding and patience as our teams work to restore operations”, the spokesperson added.
