An Emirates plane reportedly caught fire after it landed without landing gear at Dubai airport today (Wednesday)
According to media reports, the Boeing 777 was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, where it had to make an emergency landing. All passengers were reported to have been evacuated safely.
The airline said in a statement on Twitter: “Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.”
Flight operations have been suspended at the Dubai airport.
All passengers have been escorted to safety. The area has been cordoned off.
No further details have yet been released, however photos of large plumes of dark smoke coming from one of Emirates aircraft, which reports suggest apparently crash landed
