KHALEEJ TIMES, Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 | Jamada Al-Aakhirah 13, 1443
Dubai-India flight: UAE regulator investigating aborted Emirates airline take-off
Emirates: The UAE civil aviation regulator has opened an
investigation into an aborted take-off by an Emirates airline passenger jet this
month at Dubai airport, the carrier confirmed on Saturday.
The jet, carrying passengers to Hyderabad, India, was instructed to ‘reject
take-off on departure’, which the spokesperson said was completed successfully.
An Emirates spokesperson said: “On January 9, flight EK524 was instructed by air
traffic control to reject take-off on departure from Dubai and this was
completed successfully.
“There was no aircraft damage, nor were there any injuries. Safety is always our
top priority, and as with any incident we are conducting our own internal
review,” read the statement to Khaleej Times.
The General Civil Aviation Authority's Air Accident Investigation Sector is
investigating the incident, the spokesperson said.
“The incident is also under investigation by the UAE AAIS and we are unable to
comment further,” it added.
FlightRadar24, a flight tracking website, has reported the Boeing 777 jet
started its take-off while another 777 was crossing the runway.
The take-off was aborted after the wide-body jet reached 100 knots, it said.