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Day: <span>August 3, 2016</span>

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Emirates Crashes in Dubai on Go-around

Emirates Airline confirms that “an incident” occurred at Dubai International Airport.

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 attempted to go around, but the gear touched down and caught fire. Everyone aboard safely evacuated but the plane burned.

The plane was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai. Aboard were two hundred-eighty-two passengers and eighteen crew.

Dubai Airport reported on Twitter that they will resume departure operations starting 18.30 UAE local time.


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Jetblue Plane Makes Emergency Landing in California

jetBlueJetblue flight B6-404 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on August 1.

The plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that one of the engines was emitting loud noise.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

Air Cairo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Cairo

Air CairoAir Cairo flight SM-451 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on August 1.

The Airbus A320-200 plane en-route from Alexandria, Egypt, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the crew noticed a leak in one of the main cabin doors.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 111 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.


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China Southern Flight Diverts to Hefei due to Hail Strike

China SouthernChina Southern flight CZ-3510 made an emergency landing in Hefei, China. On August 2nd.

The plane heading from Jinan to Guangzhou, China, was diverted after a hail strike cracked both windshields.

The plane landed safely. All 124 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.


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Spirit Airlines Flight Diverts to Nebraska due to Medical Emergency

spiritSpirit Airlines plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on August 1st.

The aircraft was flying from Minneapolis to Denver, when it had to divert after a child onboard had a medical emergency.

The plane landed uneventfully.

The child was taken to hospital.


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Hot Air Balloon Crashed Lands into River Nile in Egypt

A hot air balloon crash landed in to the Nile, North of Cairo, Egypt on August 1st.

According to sources, the balloon made a crash landing due to a tear in its material or gas problems.

The air balloon landed successfully.

All people onboard remained unharmed.

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