Airport sources said that passengers waiting to board their global flights from Chennai worldwide airport to Dubai had to wait for almost six hours more after several global flights were delayed after an Emirates airliner crashed at Dubai worldwide airport on Wednesday.
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All flights to and from Dubai International Airport were suspended after an Emirates flight with 282 passengers, including 24 Britons, crash-landed on the runway.
An Emirates Boeing 777-300 plane, flight EK521 from Trivandrum to Dubai, lies on the ground Wednesday at Dubai airport after being gutted by fire due to a mechanical failure.
Dubai airport said Thursday the operations are “far from back to normal” as dozens of flights have been cancelled or delayed after Wednesday’s plane crash-landing.
Video posted online shows black smoke billowing from what looked like an Emirates jetliner lying on its belly on the runway. Although all passengers were evacuated safely, one firefighter died while responding to the plane that burst into flames. Idiotic passengers to go for carry ons instead of escaping.
Emirates said the cause of the crash was under investigation but faulty landing gear has been identified as a likely casue.
The airport has now resumed arrival operations under a restricted capacity, with arriving flights being given more preference over departures.
Emirates also warned of a “network-wide” delay lasting four hours, although the reason was unclear. Wind shear is a sudden downdraft encountered by aircraft that can be risky, especially for planes near the ground.
The two minutes long video shows chaos and panic among the passengers as the crew members of the aircraft carried out emergency evacuation.
There were 275 passengers and crew on board and the video show you how hard is realize an evac procedure on a plane on fire.
The Emirates Group CEO Ahmed bin Saeed said 13 people sustained minor injuries but were released after brief medical treatment.
Emirates could operate most of its flights.
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Dubai-based Emirates says its “main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved”.
