Emirates Sydney flight diverted to Colombo

Emirates Sydney flight diverted to Colombo

An Emirates A380 plane on its way to Sydney from Dubai with more than 500 people on board had to make an emergency landing in Sri Lanka because of a “technical fault”.

The aircraft was diverted to Colombo, where it landed safely early on Friday morning.

“Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai … was diverted to Colombo due to a technical fault,” the airline said in a statement that gave no details about the nature of the problem.

A Colombo airport spokesman said fire fighting crew and emergency units had been placed on standby.

“We were told of a technical fault with the airplane and they were coming in for an emergency landing,” said the spokesman, who asked not to be named.

“No one was hurt and an investigation is under way.”

The airline said passengers were being transferred to other Emirates flights.

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