Dubai Airport
Dubai airport diverts 5 flights, closes runway
AP
Published: April 28, 2009, 16:39
Dubai: Five flights were diverted from Dubai International Airport and a runway was temporarily closed on Tuesday after an Emirates flight had to return back to the airport after takeoff, officials said.
Emirates said flight EK087 bound for Zurich, Switzerland turned back shortly after takeoff "due to a warning indication from the forward cargo hold". The Boeing 777-300ER landed normally and was inspected by emergency services, the airline said.
Passengers were rebooked on a later flight. Dubai Airports said customer safety was never compromised, and flights were rerouted to nearby Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
The runway was later reopened. The airline and airport each attributed statements to unnamed officials in line with company policy.
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Unnamed officials, a whole runway closed, shrouded rhetorics...leaves quite a lot for imagination!
Baldrick: Agree. But the point I was trying to make was, whether it was an untoward incident, a major accident or an possible contingency situation, the reports that come out sound identical. Somehow I find that quite amusing.
If they have 5 flights coming in, in quick succession, and need to get a plane down under emergency situation I'm sure this will happen. Nothing to write home about.