Emirates plane surrounded by fire engines on airport runway after 'loud bang'

Passengers connected committee the Manchester formation to Dubai said they were connected the runway erstwhile they heard a 'loud bang' earlier the craft came to a halt and was met by occurrence engines

An Emirates formation from Manchester to Dubai shocked travellers with a sound cipher wants to perceive connected an airplane, which caused them to beryllium grounded successful a three-hour limbo connected Wednesday morning.

Flight EK22, destined for Dubai, was grounded aft passengers reported proceeding a terrifying "loud bang", contempt the level already being an hr down its scheduled 10am departure. The aircraft, allegedly suffering from an motor method responsibility and halted abruptly.

This pb to occurrence engines racing to conscionable it connected the runway successful lawsuit of a superior blaze —a determination confirmed arsenic regular by Manchester Airport officials. With a large fault, the double-decker Airbus A380 was forced to walk the time undergoing repairs earlier returning to Dubai.

While the level was returned to the stand, travellers were reportedly kept aboard for astir 3 hours successful limbo arsenic unit mulled implicit repair possibilities and craft replacement options, including a double-decker A380.

In the end, immoderate 600 flyers were booted disconnected the flight, starring to agelong lines astatine passport control, but they were yet offered seats connected alternate Emirates flights from different UK locations, reports the Manchester Evening News.

In effect to the incident, an Emirates spokesperson conveyed their apologies for the inconvenience: "Emirates tin corroborate formation EK22 from Manchester to Dubai connected 13 November was cancelled owed to a method fault."

They further stated, "Affected passengers were accommodated connected different Emirates flights and we apologise for immoderate inconvenience caused. The information of our passengers and unit is of utmost value and volition not beryllium compromised."