Emirates' plane forced to land
10/04/2004 11:15 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The aircraft that performed an emergency landing at Johannesburg International Airport on Friday was an Emirates Air aeroplane, not a Lufthansa plane as was reported.
Captain Sophie Mayisela said the tyre of flight Alfa 6ERN, carrying a crew of 14 people and 216 passengers, burst during the emergency landing and left the pilot slightly hurt.
All the other people escaped unhurt when the accident happened around 21:30 on Friday.
The passengers and the crew were flying to the United Arab Emirates from Johannesburg, Mayisela said.
She said it was unclear what forced the aircraft into an emergency landing, but the police would investigate all the circumstances surrounding that landing.
Emirates Air was not immediately available for comment.
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