Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele has confirmed that about 20 passengers were injured when an Air Emirates’ flight crash-landed at the Durban International Airport last night.
However, the airline’s officials, ACSA and emergency personnel who were at the scene have refused to divulge the details of the accident. It is believed the Airbus A330 was flying from Dubai to Durban when it experienced difficulties due to a storm.
Ndebele says, “We want to congratulate Air Emirates, particularly the pilot that showed very great experience to weather the storm and be able to land safely. We want to also congratulate passengers that they were able to hold together in spite of a very scary situation and all of them landed safely in Durban.”
The Minister also said that from reports he received there were no serious injuries.
In an another incident, a South African Airways aircraft is being repaired after making an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport last night. The airline’s spokesperson Vimla Maistry says the incident happened after the aircraft experienced technical problems.
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4 Comments Received
December 21st, 2009 @1:17 pm
You should check your facts before posting. Your headline gives the assumption of something more dramatic, i.e. a plane crash. The other reports I’ve read report the incident happened 2 hours out of Durban and no report of a crash or emergency landing (the plane took off on schedule back to Dubai the day as well).
Also the plane was an Airbus 330.
December 21st, 2009 @2:39 pm
That is the power of a headline!
I believe the contents is correct – and the fact that 5 people were released today from hospital after injuries , does for me make this a crash – landing ..or emergency landing..
If I managed to get you to visit the blog..I have achieved something…
Happy Festive season!
Jonckie
December 21st, 2009 @3:05 pm
Emirates does not fly 747s for passengers, they are only used for cargo. Maybe you meant 777?
[Thanks - corrected - Airbus A330]
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