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Dubai Airport open again after plane drama
Dubai Airport is operational again after an eight hour closure to clear a Bangladeshi airliner which skidded along the runway on take-off, injuring 27 people.
- Gulf News Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 March 12, 2007
- The Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane was carrying 236 passengers and crew when it swerved off the runway.
- Image Credit: Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News
Dubai: Dubai International Airport has been re-opened after an accident in which 27 people were injured on Monday morning.
The airport was closed after Biman Bangladesh Air flight BG006, carrying 229 passengers and crew, skidded along the runway during take-off at around 6.30am.
It re-opened at around 2pm, with the first incoming flights landing approximately 20 minutes later.
Exact details of how the accident happened have yet to be released, but the aircraft - an Airbus A310 - lost a front wheel in the incident, leaving it sliding nose down along the tarmac.
Rescue crews were reportedly on the scene within one minute.
27 passengers sustained minor injuries and were treated at the airport, while one person was taken to the Trauma Centre at Rashid Hospital but later discharged.
A total of 71 flights were affected by the closure, with 36 outbound flights cancelled and 35 incoming flights diverted to other airports.
Planes landed in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, and Ras Al Khaimah and as far afield as Muscat (Oman), Kuwait and Shiraz (Iran).
Huraiz Bin Huraiz, DCA spokesperson said: "We are operational at full capacity but passengers should check with their respective airlines to confirm the status of their flights.''
A statement on the Dubai Airport website said: "Biman, Bangladesh Airlines Flight BG 006 from Dubai to Dhaka had an accident during departure and failed to take off around 0630am today.
"The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and DCA are investigating the cause of the accident."
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