An Emirates plane. The airline says a flight from Dubai 'landed normally' in France, after engineers found a damaged wing on the aircraft. AFP
An Emirates plane. The airline says a flight from Dubai 'landed normally' in France, after engineers found a damaged wing on the aircraft. AFP
An Emirates plane. The airline says a flight from Dubai 'landed normally' in France, after engineers found a damaged wing on the aircraft. AFP
An Emirates plane. The airline says a flight from Dubai 'landed normally' in France, after engineers found a damaged wing on the aircraft. AFP

Emirates plane grounded after wing damaged on flight to France


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An Emirates plane has been grounded in France after suffering damage to its right wing.

The airline confirmed that the damage to the wing of the A380 aircraft was discovered by engineers after landing at Nice Airport on Friday.

Emirates said the flight from Dubai had "landed normally" and that passengers and crew left the plane safely.

“Emirates can confirm that flight EK77 landed normally and passengers and crew safely disembarked," an Emirates representative said.

"Upon landing, engineers discovered some damage to a slat in the right wing, and the aircraft will remain on the ground to undergo further assessments.

"Safety is our highest priority and will not be compromised.”

The cause of the damage is being investigated by French aviation authorities.

Damage to planes during flights occurs infrequently.

In June 2022, an Emirates aircraft to Brisbane landed safely after a tyre burst and blew a hole in the outer skin of the plane.

The airline said all passengers disembarked as scheduled from Emirates flight EK430.

Australian media showed photographs of a plane with a hole on its side and reported that a tyre blew during take-off.

In April, a flydubai flight continued as scheduled after a bird strike during take-off in Nepal.

The incident took place at Kathmandu airport

An airline representative said standard procedures were followed to determine whether it was safe for the plane to continue its journey.

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MATCH DETAILS

Juventus 2 (Bonucci 36, Ronaldo 90 6)

Genoa 1 (Kouame 40)

Fight card

Bantamweight

Siyovush Gulmamadov (TJK) v Rey Nacionales (PHI)

Lightweight

Alexandru Chitoran (ROM) v Hussein Fakhir Abed (SYR)

Catch 74kg

Tohir Zhuraev (TJK) v Omar Hussein (JOR)

Strawweight (Female)

Weronika Zygmunt (POL) v Seo Ye-dam (KOR)

Featherweight

Kaan Ofli (TUR) v Walid Laidi (ALG)

Lightweight

Leandro Martins (BRA) v Abdulla Al Bousheiri (KUW)

Welterweight

Ahmad Labban (LEB) v Sofiane Benchohra (ALG)

Bantamweight

Jaures Dea (CAM) v Nawras Abzakh (JOR)

Lightweight

Mohammed Yahya (UAE) v Glen Ranillo (PHI)

Lightweight

Alan Omer (GER) v Aidan Aguilera (AUS)

Welterweight

Mounir Lazzez (TUN) Sasha Palatnikov (HKG)

Featherweight title bout

Romando Dy (PHI) v Lee Do-gyeom (KOR)

War and the virus
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets

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  • Arrive with a thank you gift, or make sure you have one for your host by the time you leave. 
  • Offer to buy groceries, cook them a meal or take your hosts out for dinner.
  • Help out around the house.
  • Entertain yourself so that your hosts don’t feel that they constantly need to.
  • Leave no trace of your stay – if you’ve borrowed a book, return it to where you found it.
  • Offer to strip the bed before you go.
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Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

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Emirates launched a new daily service to Mexico City this week, flying via Barcelona from Dh3,995.

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RESULTS

6.30pm UAE 1000 Guineas Trial Conditions (TB) US$100,000 (Dirt) 1,400m

Winner Final Song, Christophe Soumillon (jockey), Saeed bin Suroor (trainer).

7.05pm Handicap (TB) $135,000 (Turf) 1,000m

Winner Almanaara, Dane O’Neill, Doug Watson.

7.40pm Handicap (TB) $175,000 (D) 1,900m

Winner Grand Argentier, Brett Doyle, Doug Watson.

8.15pm Meydan Challenge Listed Handicap (TB) $175,000 (T) 1,400m

Winner Major Partnership, Patrick Cosgrave, Saeed bin Suroor.

8.50pm Dubai Stakes Group 3 (TB) $200,000 (D) 1,200m

Winner Gladiator King, Mickael Barzalona, Satish Seemar.

9.25pm Dubai Racing Club Classic Listed Handicap (TB) $175,000 (T) 2,410m

Winner Universal Order, Richard Mullen, David Simcock.

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Director: Shawn Levy

Rating: 3/5

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David Haye record

Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4

Tuesday results:

  • Singapore bt Malaysia by 29 runs
  • UAE bt Oman by 13 runs
  • Hong Kong bt Nepal by 3 wickets

Final:
Thursday, UAE v Hong Kong

Updated: August 22, 2023, 12:29 PM`