- .The Boeing 777 jet crash landed at Dubai International Airport following a flight from Trivandrum Airport in India
- .Dramatic footage shows Emirates passenger jet exploding into a fireball on the runway after emergency landing
- .All flights to the Dubai terminal have since been diverted while all take-offs and landings have been suspended
- .Airline says there were no fatalities in the crash and that all 282 passengers, 18 crew were evacuated safely
- .Reports claim all passengers descended emergency chutes within just minutes of plane coming to a halt
- .There were 24 Britons, six Americans, two Australians and four Irish among passengers on board the flight
Hundreds of passengers miraculously escaped with their lives this morning when their Emirates jet crash-landed at Dubai airport and exploded.
All 300 on board, including 24 Britons and 18 crew, were led to safety at Dubai International Airport, minutes before the Boeing 777 was completely destroyed in a massive fireball.
Terrified passengers were told moments before landing that there was a problem with landing gear on the plane, which was flying from Trivandrum International Airport in India. Other reports claimed the engine on the right side caught fire and fell off while coming in to land.
Dramatic footage shows the aircraft exploding in a fireball on the runway, with the force of the blast throwing a huge panel from the plane into the air. Separate video captures the moment it scrapes along the runway before coming to a halt in a cloud of smoke.
Incredibly, all passengers, including 24 Britons, six Americans, four from Ireland and two Australians, were evacuated safely within minutes of landing before the plane was engulfed in flames.
Emergency: An Emirates passenger jet carrying 282 passengers has crash landed at Dubai Airport before bursting into flames
Dramatic footage shows the aircraft exploding in a fireball on the runway, with the force of the blast throwing a huge metal panel from the plane into the air
A pilot who witnessed flight EK521 landing said the plane came in 'really hard' and hit the 'runway tail' before coming to a halt
Emirates said the flight departed at 10.19am from Trivandrum International Airport and was scheduled to land at 12.50pm at Dubai International Airport
Photographs of the incident showed a plane lying crumpled on its belly on the tarmac with black smoke pouring from its upper section
Emirates airlines Boeing 777-300 A6-EMW plane flight number EK521 from Trivandrum to Dubai lays on the ground in Dubai airport after being gutted by fire
Photographs of the incident showed a plane lying crumpled on its belly on the tarmac with black smoke pouring from its upper section while more video shows passengers running to safety at the terminal having been evacuated.
The captain is believed to have sent out and emergency signal in the moments before the plane was preparing to land.
A pilot who witnessed flight EK521 landing told NDTV the plane came in 'really hard' and hit the 'runway tail'. A passenger on another plane said she could see
Cabin crew then opened all the emergency exits of the plane and all 300 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were evacuated 'within minutes of the landing'.
Dubai resident Girisankal Gangadhakan said his wife called him after the plane landed to tell him that she and their three children onboard had been involved in an accident but were safe.
'I was shocked when I heard about that,' he said.
Footage taken from a building near the runway showed the moment the plane exploded into flames at Dubai International Airport
The Dubai government's official media office said on Twitter that all passengers were 'evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far'
Pictures show smoke coming from the plane on a runway at the airport. All flights to the Dubai terminal have been diverted while emergency crews work at the scene
Controllers at Dubai had reminded the crew of the Boeing 777 to lower the landing gear as it came into approach
The Boeing 777 aircraft, departed at 10.19am from Trivandrum International Airport and was scheduled to land at 12.50pm at Dubai International Airport
T.P. Seetharam, the Indian ambassador to the UAE, says Indian diplomats have been dispatched to the airport and had met directly with many passengers. He says many are in shock, and that only one person - a crew member - had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Chris Galusha landed at Dubai Airport just 25 minutes before the plane crash landed, which has caused four to five hours of delays.
‘The board is slowly updating major delays. Cannot see anything from terminal at this time,’ he tweeted MailOnline, alongside a picture of the departure screen showing all flights as delayed.
‘Airport is quiet right now. Calm before storm before people deplane,’ he tweeted.
EMIRATES FLIGHT WAS CARRYING PASSENGERS AND CREW FROM 24 COUNTRIES
The Emirates plane that crashed down at Dubai International Airport before exploding into flames was carrying 24 Britons, it has emerged.
Emirates has revealed that six Americans, four Irish passengers and two Australians were also on board the stricken flight.
The Emirates plane that crashed down at Dubai International Airport before exploding into flames was carrying 24 Britons, it has emerged
There were also 226 Indian passengers, 11 from the UAE, six from Saudi Arabia and five from Turkey.
A passenger list reveals there were also nationals from Brazil, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, Egypt and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
There was one passenger each from Lebanon, the Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland and Tunisia.
In one video posted online a woman with a British accent can be heard gasping as she watched from the terminal.
‘Are there people in that plane? Oh my god, the smoke’s getting darker,’ she says.
According to air traffic control recordings cited by Aviation Herald, a respected independent website specialising in information on air accidents, controllers at Dubai had reminded the crew of the Boeing 777 to lower the landing gear as it came into approach.
Shortly afterwards, the crew announced they were aborting the landing to "go around," a routine procedure for which pilots are well trained, but the aircraft came to rest near the end of the runway instead, Aviation Herald reported.
There was no immediate confirmation on whether the landing gear was extended when the aircraft touched the ground.
Hundreds of passengers miraculously escaped with their lives this morning when their Emirates jet crash-landed at Dubai airport and exploded
All 300 on board, including 24 Britons and 18 crew, were led to safety at Dubai International Airport, minutes before the Boeing 777 was completely destroyed in a massive fireball
Eye-witnesses described seeing plumes of smoke coming from the jet moments before it crashed down.
Emirates said in a statement: 'Emirates can confirm that today, August 3 2016, flight EK521 travelling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International Airport. There were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board.
'The Boeing 777 aircraft, departed at 10.19am from Trivandrum International Airport and was scheduled to land at 12.50pm at Dubai International Airport.
'We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe.
'We are expecting a four-hour network wide delay, more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels.'
The Dubai government's official media office said: 'All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far.
'Concerned Authorities at Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all.'
Planemaker Boeing said in a statement it was monitoring the situation in Dubai and it would be working with Emirates to gather more information.
Thick black smoke could be seen rising over Dubai International Airport after an Emirates plane reportedly crashed at around 12.45pm local time
Dubai International is by far the Middle East's busiest airport, and is the world's busiest air hub in terms of international passenger traffic
Meanwhile, the pilot and crew have been roundly praised for landing the plane, with initial reports suggesting the pilot asked the airport for permission for a crash landing.
‘Emirates pilot looks like he expertly landed the 777, and although there was a fire, still was time for pax [sic] to exit, get away,’ Tweeted US-based journalist and aviation blogger Gerry Doyle.
And an Indian journalist for ABP news wrote: 'Passengers on board Emirates flight almost kiss & survive death..Pilot deserves all praises to have managed to save so many lives.'
Also praising the pilot from India, where the flight originated, was Bollywood star Pushkar Jog, who said: ‘Emirates EK521 flight crashes after landing at d Dubai airport . Pilot saved 282 lives ..All passengers safe.’
Dubai International is by far the Middle East's busiest airport, and is the world's busiest air hub in terms of international passenger traffic.
Government-backed Emirates is the region's biggest carrier, and operates the world's largest airline fleet of the wide-body 777 long-haul aircraft.
Dubai International is the world's largest hub in terms of international passengers, and is the base for Emirates, from where it serves more than 153 destinations
A passenger tweeted this picture as delays started to build up at Dubai International today
The incident comes almost four months after a plane belonging to Dubai's other carrier, flydubai, crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, killing all 61 people onboard.
On July 26, an Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft heading to the Maldives made an emergency landing in Mumbai because of a 'technical fault'.
Dubai International is the world's largest hub in terms of international passengers, and is the base for Emirates, from where it serves more than 153 destinations.
Emirates, Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi's Etihad have seized a significant portion of transcontinental travel, capitalising on the geographic locations of their Gulf hubs.
Emirates is the largest single operator of the Boeing 777, as well as the Airbus A380 superjumbo, and has expanded its fleet to 250 aircraft last year.
Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, a popular beachside tourist destination. Many blue-collar migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations come from Kerala.
There should be some arrangements in an airline for travellers and passengers if there is any emergency. They also need to check a plane before flying.
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