New Delhi:
In a tragic incident, an Emirates airline flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash-landed at Dubai and caught fire on Wednesday. The flight was carrying 275 passengers. All of them are safe. Accoridng to local media, all the passengers have been evacuated safely. Emirates has confirmed this evacuation in its tweet.
The flight crash landed on its tail and its right wing caught fire. Besides, pictures on social media showed a thick smoke rising from the top of a burning plane.
A pilot who witnessed the incident told a TV channel that the plane came in fast and hit the runway tail first. The pilot said, “Big flames then the body hit the runway and the right gear collapsed, followed by the right engine coming off. Then it skidded for a while until it stopped.”
Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016
There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016
