Emirates jet crash lands in Dubai, passengers safely evacuated
- 8 years ago
An Emirates airline flight coming from India crash-landed at Dubai International Airport.
Emirates says 275 passengers and crew were on board.
An Emirates flight performed an emergency landing earlier today (August 3) at Dubai Airport.
The Dubai government’s media office says “all passengers have been evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far.”
Aviation expert Anthony Davis tweeted the flight had “main landing gear failure on landing causing fire and total hull loss.”
B777 gear is designed to collapse on crash landing, but reason for crash unknown. Weather could be a factor. #EK521 pic.twitter.com/H59ymWurQ1— Anthony Davis (@theanthonydavis) August 3, 2016
BREAKING: Video shows 777 still sliding, right engine separated from wing. #EK521#Boeing777 pic.twitter.com/a9a89msIwM https://t.co/nnhIjTxUHw— Peter Hall (@PeteWeatherBeat) August 3, 2016
#Emirates flight #EK521 had main landing gear failure on landing causing fire and total hull loss. No casualties. pic.twitter.com/HxHC2gcYYo— Anthony Davis (@theanthonydavis) August 3, 2016
The moment #EK521 came to a halt at DXB after landing from India. Appears to show one engine parted with aircraft⚠ pic.twitter.com/kSd4PtTGKe— Flight Alerts ⚠ (@FlightAlerts777) August 3, 2016
Emirates says 275 passengers and crew were on board.
An Emirates flight performed an emergency landing earlier today (August 3) at Dubai Airport.
The Dubai government’s media office says “all passengers have been evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far.”
Aviation expert Anthony Davis tweeted the flight had “main landing gear failure on landing causing fire and total hull loss.”
B777 gear is designed to collapse on crash landing, but reason for crash unknown. Weather could be a factor. #EK521 pic.twitter.com/H59ymWurQ1— Anthony Davis (@theanthonydavis) August 3, 2016
BREAKING: Video shows 777 still sliding, right engine separated from wing. #EK521#Boeing777 pic.twitter.com/a9a89msIwM https://t.co/nnhIjTxUHw— Peter Hall (@PeteWeatherBeat) August 3, 2016
#Emirates flight #EK521 had main landing gear failure on landing causing fire and total hull loss. No casualties. pic.twitter.com/HxHC2gcYYo— Anthony Davis (@theanthonydavis) August 3, 2016
The moment #EK521 came to a halt at DXB after landing from India. Appears to show one engine parted with aircraft⚠ pic.twitter.com/kSd4PtTGKe— Flight Alerts ⚠ (@FlightAlerts777) August 3, 2016