Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands at Dubai airport

Emirates flight EK521 from Kerala to Dubai caught fire on Wednesday. However, CNN-News18 reported that the flight crash landed at the Dubai airport. UAE confirmed that all 275 passengers were escorted to safety.

WATCH: Visuals of #Emirates Dubai to Trivandrum aircraft which caught fire at Dubai airport, all passengers safehttps://t.co/6iYsz00aiE

— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2016

#BREAKING Emirates aircraft flying from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai makes emergency landing in Dubai

Via @gulf_news pic.twitter.com/bIQZ6rA9fr

— News18 (@CNNnews18) August 3, 2016

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Emirates confirmed on its Twitter handle that an incident happened at Dubai International airport on 3 August at about 12.45 pm. “We are in the process of opening our customer assistance line and will share these details soon but at this stage we have no further information on what may have caused the accident. Our priority remains with the passengers and crew involved,” the airline said. “We are expecting a four-hour network wide delay, more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels,” it added.

We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International.

— Emirates (@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 (@emirates) August 3, 2016

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Thick, black smoke was seen coming out of the fuselage of the flight. According to India Today, the aircraft has suffered major damage. Emirates has confirmed that 275 passengers along with the crew were on board flight EK521.

There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved.

— Emirates (@emirates) August 3, 2016

However, minutes later, Emirates tweeted that 282 passengers and 18 crew members were on board the flight.

Emirates can confirm that there were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board. #EK521

— Emirates (@emirates) August 3, 2016

According to reports, 226 Indian passengers were among the passengers of Emirates EK521.

226 Indian passengers and crew were on board of Emirates Trivandrum-Dubai flight which caught fire at Dubai airport, all passengers safe.

— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2016

Emergency services have been deployed and the area has been cordoned off. “All departing flights have been delayed until further notice,” said Dubai airport’s spokesperson. The flight was travelling from Trivandrum International Airport and departed at 10.19 am. It was scheduled to land at Dubai International airport at 12.50 pm. All Dubai flights have been diverted to Maktoum International airport or Sharjah International airport, according to Al Arabiya. All passengers were evacuated within 45 seconds after crash landing.

BREAKING: All #Dubai flights diverted to Maktoum International Airport or Sharjah International Airport https://t.co/iKXgh8xfro #Emirates

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 3, 2016

A passenger said the flight came down suddenly and then bounced upwards while landing. “In no time the cabin was filled with smoke. There was no announcement. The emergency door was forced open,” the passenger told Asianet television channel in Kerala on telephone. Another passenger said some of them had suffered minor injuries on their hands and legs. Emirates released the list of nationalities of passengers.

Emirates Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum has given an offical statement:

Statement by HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates' Chairman & Chief Executive on #EK521 incident https://t.co/kdZKaGmvoj (English)

— Emirates (@emirates) August 3, 2016

According to Gulf News, the aircraft was a Boeing 777-300, which has a capacity of carrying over 300 passengers and delivered in March 2003. With inputs from agencies.