An Emirates Airline flight coming from India made an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, the Dubai government media office said on its official Twitter account, adding that there were no reported casualties yet.
Emirates confirmed that 275 passengers and crew on board, in a statement posted to its official Facebook page.
"Emirates can confirm that today, 3rd August 2016, flight EK521 travelling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International Airport. There were 275 passengers and crew on board.
"Our main priority at this time is the safety and wellbeing of all involved and full co-operation is being extended to the authorities and emergency services managing the situation," the statement read.
Footage on social media and re-posted by Dubai-based Gulf News showed smoke billowing from the aircraft. All passengers were reportedly escorted to safety. At this time, Al Arabiya English cannot independently verify the footage.
A company representative reached by Al Arabiya English said they could not comment further on the accident, but that all passengers and crew are safe.
Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent in Dubai Abdullah Al-Muttawa said that all flights were “diverted either to Maktoum International Airport or Sharjah International Airport.”
He added: “Authorities dispatched emergency personnel on the ground and were able to evacuate all passengers on board to safety and there are no reports of injuries or casualties up until now.
Muttawa also said that there were unconfirmed reports that there was smoke onboard before the plane made an emergency landing.
Meanwhile, all departure flights from Dubai international airport were delayed until further notice, Dubai authorities said.
The Twitter account of live air traffic monitor Flightradar24 said takeoffs and landings at Dubai had been suspended because of the incident, adding that the plane involved was a Boeing 777-300 A6-EMW.
