Dubai Airport Operation halted after small plane crash killed four

An accident involving a small plane with 4 persons on-board (3 British and 1 South African citizen) occurred resulting in the death of the pilot and 3 other passengers (assistants). The relevant teams are on the scene, Dubai Media Office said.

The aircraft involved in the crash at Dubai was a Diamond DA42 light aircraft that was performing calibration work on the southern runway (currently closed) at Dubai Int’l. It crashed about 3 miles to the south of Dubai Int’l according to the Dubai Media Office on Twitter.

.@gcaauae: A UK-registered small DA42 plane crashed three miles to the south of @DXB.https://t.co/YAvde9Q30d pic.twitter.com/XALFODEyUR

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 16, 2019

Breaking: Dubai Airport (DXB) in #UAE, one of the world’s busiest airports, has suspended all arrivals and departures — no flights

• It’s unclear what the reason is for the current flight suspension, but the weather is fine (almost CAVOK) pic.twitter.com/c8uwQkOLMo

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) May 16, 2019

Earlier operations at Dubai International Airport have been halted since 7:45 pm following the incident involving a small plane. The airport operation has resumed after 8:36pm. The accident happened outside of the airport peak hours but have caused some flight delay and diversion to Dubai World Central Al Maktoum Int’ (DWC).

Breaking: Dubai International Airport, the largest airport in #UAE, suspended its operations today due to an aircraft crash.

• The aircraft involved in the crash at #Dubai was a light aircraft that was performing calibration work on the southern runway (currently closed) at DXB pic.twitter.com/corrxhsYSD

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) May 16, 2019

We will update this post once more information becomes available.