An Emirates airline plane has crash landed at Dubai Airport after reportedly catching fire in mid-air.

The Dubai government confirmed the Boeing 777 jet crash-landed at the airport shortly after 1pm local time (9am UK time).

The three-hour flight took off from Trivandrum International Airport in India at around 6am UK time before the captain is understood to have sent out and emergency signal shortly before the plane was due to land.

Smoke rises on Dubai airport runway as plane catches on fire
Reports of a plane crash landing at Dubai airport. The Dubai government confirmed the Boeing 777 jet – which took off from India earlier today – had crash-landed at the airport shortly after 1pm local time (9am UK time)

An Emirates airline plane has crash landed at Dubai Airport after reportedly catching fire in mid-air.

The Dubai government confirmed the Boeing 777 jet crash-landed at the airport shortly after 1pm local time (9am UK time).

The three-hour flight took off from Trivandrum International Airport in India at around 6am UK time before the captain is understood to have sent out and emergency signal shortly before the plane was due to land.

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