
An Emirates flight en route from India appeared to catch fire after it made an emergency landing at Dubai International airport Wednesday, a CNN report said.
“We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International,” the airline posted on its official Twitter account.
There were no fatalities among the 275 passengers and crew aboard, the airline tweeted later.
“All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe,” the tweet said.
Adding to the assurances, the Dubai Government Media Office said on its Twitter account that emergency response teams have been activated and all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
All departure flights from the airport have been delayed until further notice, it added.
CNN quoted Emirates as saying that it expected a four-hour network-wide delay for its operations.











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