Looks like they made it down to earth safely:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow?msid=208460
Emergency landing for Emirates Airlines
SWATI DAS
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2003 10:42:19 PM ]
CHENNAI: Emirates Airline flight from Dubai to Singapore (EK-404) made an emergency landing at Meenambakkam airport here on Monday morning after smoke was detected in the luggage section while flying over the Indian peninsula.
All passengers (309) and 18 crew members aboard the flight had a miraculous escape after the smoke detection alert went off in the cargo section and the Boeing 777-300 was diverted to Chennai.
All the passengers and crew disembarked safely and were accommodated in hotels, according to a statement from the airline.
Apparently the plane crew had activated extinguishers immediately after the smoke alert in the cargo section. "The cause of the smoke is being investigated," the statement said.
Another Boeing 777-300 is expected to be flown from Dubai to arrive in Chennai at 8.10 pm IST with personnel and equipment "to fix the original aircraft". This replacement aircraft would pick up the passengers and continue to Singapore, departing from Chennai at 9.45 pm.
"Emirates regrets the inconvenience that the diversion has caused to the passengers and will do everything necessary to minimise it. The safety of our passengers and crew is paramount to Emirates and will never be compromised," the airline statement added.