At around 7:45 pm, just as flight EK 609 was due to depart, the pilot called for emergency assistance soon after he had started backing off the Airbus 330, officials said. It had earlier been reported that the plane had taken off and had to turn around for an emergency landing, however, officials denied this was the case and that the plane had not taken off.
“We are not sure about the nature of this emergency. Right now I can tell you that fire tenders were dispatched on the distress call,” said Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson Pervez George.
“All the passengers and crew members were evacuated and the plane has been parked on one side. No one was hurt.”
The plane deployed chutes to evacuate passengers.
Other flights coming in and out of Jinnah International Airport Karachi were not affected.
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A passenger aircraft flying from Karachi to Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing at the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport after it caught fire mid-air shortly after take-off, a private news channel has reported.
Fire broke out in the engine of the Dubai-bound Emirates Airlines flight EK-609, prompting some passengers to jump out as soon as the plane’s doors were opened after it landed on Runway 25. The passengers suffered minor injuries.
Rescue teams have reached the runway and are trying to extinguish the fire while the plane is being evacuated.
All 82 passengers aboard have been shifted to the airport lounge.
- Source: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk
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