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| Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport | Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport |
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| An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning aircraft, but a firefighter was killed. | |
| The plane appeared to have landed on its belly, and images showed thick black smoke rising into the sky. | |
| Emirates chairman Ahmed bin Saeed paid tribute to the firefighter who lost his life fighting the blaze. | |
| The Boeing 777 was flying to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala. | The Boeing 777 was flying to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala. |
| Flights to and from the airport were suspended for several hours but have now resumed. | Flights to and from the airport were suspended for several hours but have now resumed. |
| The chairman told a press conference that evacuation procedures were executed professionally and the cabin crew were the last to leave the plane. | |
| A passenger on board the plane told Reuters that the experience was terrifying. | A passenger on board the plane told Reuters that the experience was terrifying. |
| "As we were landing there was smoke coming out in the cabin," said Sharon Maryam Sharji. | "As we were landing there was smoke coming out in the cabin," said Sharon Maryam Sharji. |
| "People were screaming and we had a very hard landing. | "People were screaming and we had a very hard landing. |
| "We left by going down the emergency slides and as we were leaving on the runway we could see the whole plane catch fire." | "We left by going down the emergency slides and as we were leaving on the runway we could see the whole plane catch fire." |
| Emirates airline said there were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board from 20 nationalities, most of them Indian, with 24 Britons and 11 people from the United Arab Emirates. | Emirates airline said there were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board from 20 nationalities, most of them Indian, with 24 Britons and 11 people from the United Arab Emirates. |
| Analysis by Richard Westcott, Transport correspondent | Analysis by Richard Westcott, Transport correspondent |
| As is usual following a big accident, there are lots of unconfirmed reports out there speculating about what happened. | As is usual following a big accident, there are lots of unconfirmed reports out there speculating about what happened. |
| The aircraft is sitting on the ground without its landing gear, but it is not clear why the wheels are not down. | The aircraft is sitting on the ground without its landing gear, but it is not clear why the wheels are not down. |
| Some reports suggest the crew were making a normal, rather than an emergency approach, when air traffic controllers told them to abandon the landing and start climbing again, for unknown reasons. | Some reports suggest the crew were making a normal, rather than an emergency approach, when air traffic controllers told them to abandon the landing and start climbing again, for unknown reasons. |
| The answers should come out in the next few days. | The answers should come out in the next few days. |
| Whatever the cause, it is a testament to the crew that they got everyone off the plane safely. | Whatever the cause, it is a testament to the crew that they got everyone off the plane safely. |
| Richard Westcott: Why air travel is safer than ever | Richard Westcott: Why air travel is safer than ever |
| Flight EK521, direct from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, is popular with hundreds of thousands of Kerala residents who work in the Gulf countries. | Flight EK521, direct from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, is popular with hundreds of thousands of Kerala residents who work in the Gulf countries. |
| The live air traffic monitor Flightradar24 posted more details of the aircraft involved in the incident: | The live air traffic monitor Flightradar24 posted more details of the aircraft involved in the incident: |
| Emirates is the Middle East's biggest airline, and has an excellent safety record. | Emirates is the Middle East's biggest airline, and has an excellent safety record. |
| It ranked seventh in a survey of the world's safest airlines by AirlineRatings.com, an independent plane safety website. | It ranked seventh in a survey of the world's safest airlines by AirlineRatings.com, an independent plane safety website. |
| Dubai International Airport is a major transport hub, one of the world's busiest for international passengers, operating with only two runways. | Dubai International Airport is a major transport hub, one of the world's busiest for international passengers, operating with only two runways. |
| Are you at Dubai Airport? Have you been affected? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you at Dubai Airport? Have you been affected? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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