Everyone on Flight 521 from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala was evacuated safely, Dubai International Airport said in a statement. March 2014: Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 aboard, disappeared from radar over southeast Asia. Dubai International Airport said via Twitter that it will resume operations at 6:30pm, with larger aircraft given first priority. The incident halted all flights at its Dubai International base, the world’s third-busiest airport by passenger numbers. Dubai airport is delaying departures until further notice.

Source: Mint August 03, 2016 09:42 UTC