Mid-air emergency declared as passenger flight fills with smoke,see the cause. read

AN EMIRATES flight full of 309 passengers has been forced into an emergency landing after the plane filled with smoke in mid-air.

Flight EK652 was en-route from Dubai to Male when it declared an emergency.

The aircraft, a Boeing777 was forced to land in Mumbai, India.

A Mumbai airport official said: “The ATC declared full emergency at the MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) at 1359 hrs after a Boeing 777 flight of Emirates (EK 652) from Dubai to Male had to make an emergency landing following detection of smoke in the aircraft.”

After the pilot sent a SOS to crew, Coast Guard crews rushed ships out on stand-by to ensure the plane was able to cross the sea to reach the international airport.