Dubai halts departure flights as Emirates plane crash-lands

A  plane belonging to Emirates, a leading airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, coming from India, has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport.

According to Dubai Media Office, “Emirate can confirm that an incident at Dubai International Airport on August 3, 2016 at about 12;45 local time.”

Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

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All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

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Concerned Authorities at #Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

All departure flights from #Dubai International Airport have been delayed until further notice

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

275 passengers and crew were on board of Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai which was involved in the incident.

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— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

Emergency response teams have been activated and all passengers and crew have been safely evacuated.

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

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Emirate ranks among the top ten airlines in the world, holding on to the first position according to SkyTrax.