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Plane crash lands at Dubai airport. Pic: Scott Macpherson
A plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport, before bursting into flames on the runway.
Emirates airline has confirmed that a jet carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew was “involved in an accident”.
The flight was EK521 coming from Kerala, India.
Twenty four Britons and four Irish passengers were among those on board.
Footage from the airport posted online showed flames bursting out of the front of the Boeing 777-300.
Clouds of black smoke could be seen billowing from the plane, in other pictures posted to social media.
Those on board said that the pilot told them there was a problem with a landing gear and that he would be making the emergency landing, according to Indian media reports.
A spokesman for Dubai Airport said that all passengers and crew had been evacuated. Emirates confirmed that everyone who had been on board is now safe.
It said on Twitter: “We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe.”
India’s ambassador to the UAE says that many passengers are in shock, adding that a crew member had been taken to hospital for treatment.
An aviation expert has told Sky News that a wind shear warning was in place in Dubai at the time of the crash.
The Dubai government has suspended all takeoffs and landing until further notice, with flights being diverted, while Emirates said it expected a network wide delay for four hours.
Passenger Alby Wilson, who was waiting in the airport lounge, told Sky News: “There was a loud noise outside. People ran to the windows and we saw the plane about 500 metres away.
Courtesy of Sky News
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