Hyderabad: An Emirates Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, flying from Bangkok to Dubai, made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here, after pilots detected a technical snag, during the early hours of Sunday.
The aircraft EK385, with 481 people on board, including passengers and crew, touched down at 0345 hours at RGIA. A full contingent of fire tenders, ambulances and support staff was on standby to provide emergency assistance. The aircraft, which was flying over central India, was diverted and permitted to land in RGIA.
The aircraft initially approached the Chennai airport but did not get clearance for landing as the runway was busy. The pilot then contacted Air Traffic Control at Shamshabad, 20 kms from here and got the clearance to land.
“All the passengers, mostly foreign nationals, were got off from the aircraft immediately,” RGIA spokesperson said, adding that the reasons for the emergency landing are also being looked into. Responding to the emergency landing, the Airport Rescue Fire Fighters upgraded themselves from CAT-9 to CAT-10 category to ensure safe landing of the aircraft.
The aircraft was then towed to the parking bay and passengers have been sent to Dubai on another aircraft.
23/10/11 Deccan Herald.com
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