Emirates jet tried to abort landing shortly before Dubai crash
Add BT as a preferred source
Dubai
AN EMIRATES jetliner was attempting to abort its landing at Dubai's airport shortly before the plane hit the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday, causing the worst aircraft loss in the airline's 30-year history.
All passengers and crew escaped from the Boeing 777-300 following the 12.45pm explosion on Flight 521 from Thiruvananthapuram, India. A firefighter was killed trying to extinguish the blaze, Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said at an evening news conference in Dubai.
TRENDING NOW
When every phone becomes a satellite phone, what happens to Asia’s telcos?
Koh Brothers Eco Engineering faces up to S$57.6 million in potential liabilities from legal disputes
Too little, too late? Manila’s billion-dollar bid to ignite its sputtering EV industry
DayOne secures S$530 million green loan from DBS, OCBC and UOB for Singapore data centre
