All passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
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An Emirates Airline flight is seen after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport, the UAE August 3, 2016.
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority, which is probing the incident, said the work was underway to recover the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, also known as “black boxes”, that will be analysed at its facility in Abu Dhabi.
The aircraft left Trivandrum International Airport at 10:19 a.m. and was scheduled to land at 12:50 p.m.in Dubai.
According to Quest, Dubai-based Emirates is the largest airline in the world by available seat kilometers (ASK) – the measure of an airline’s passenger carrying capacity – which multiplies seats available by distance flown. They have emergency plans in place.
“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”.
Hundreds of passengers had a miraculous escape after an Emirates flight en route from southern India burst into flames after skidding as it landed at Dubai International Airport Wednesday.
“Emirates cancelled 27 flights yesterday, and there were delays and rescheduled flights across the network”, an Emirates spokesperson said.
Dubai (DXB) is now the busiest worldwide airport for global passengers.
Another 107 passengers opted to continue on their journeys and remained airside where they were provided with refreshments, rest areas, and other necessities, while Emirates rebooks them on the next possible flights, it said.
There were no fatalities among the 275 passengers and crew aboard, the airline tweeted later.
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Five 5 passengers were brought to local hospitals with minor injuries, it said adding that, “we have dedicated a staff liaison supporting their requirements”. Emirates Airline has confirmed that the accident was not caused by a security breach and authorities are now investigating whether mechanical or pilot error played a role in what happened.
