Een Boeing 777-300 van luchtvaartmaatschappij Emirates afkomstig uit Thiruvananthapuram, India (vlucht EK521) is op de luchthaven van Dubai bij de landing gecrasht en in brand gevlogen. Aan boord bevonden zich 282 passagiers en 18 bemanningsleden.
Er zijn geen slachtoffers gevallen, het vliegtuig werd tijdig geëvacueerd.
Volgens onbevestigde berichten waren er problemen met het landingsgestel.
We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe. #EK521
— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016
Plane crash-lands at #Dubai airport – footage via @rsddar. #دبي pic.twitter.com/j386ahiX6G
— Faisal Irshaid (@faisalirshaid) 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 fight makes emergency landing in #Dubai. pic.twitter.com/QqouUh2ybR
— Kazim Abbas (@Kaaz_7) August 3, 2016
We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International.
— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016
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
Just got this from DXB pic.twitter.com/PJWRGsZ7g2
— Brendan O’Neal (@brendanoneal) August 3, 2016
Fire from Emirates flight in Dubai airport – on the runway! pic.twitter.com/cWILh4CXQ6
— Krishna Bhagavathula (@kbhagava) August 3, 2016
@emirates @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/ScaYGLeiPo
— Vrishabh Sehgal (@richboy2307) August 3, 2016
EMIRATES FIRE!! pic.twitter.com/UWURU63NH5
— Amna husna (@AmnaHusna) August 3, 2016
Tvm-Dubai plane crash lands in Dubai. Pic from the airport right now. Few people injured. Waiting for details pic.twitter.com/izdAi46Gbh
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) August 3, 2016
@emirates doesn’t look good from this angle pic.twitter.com/W7YJ3qSkOS
— iLuke Cleary™ (@Lukecleary20) August 3, 2016
