Smokey cabin grounds Emirates flight from Kuwait
DUBAI (AFP)
An Emirates flight from Kuwait City to Dubai had to abort its take-off on Wednesday after smoke was detected in the cabin, a spokesman of the Dubai-based carrier said.
The captain of the Boeing 777-200, which was transporting 346 passengers, made the decision shortly after the plane started picking up speed on the runway, the spokesman told AFP, requesting anonymity.
"Preliminary assessment by the captain indicates that the smoke came from the exhaust," he said, adding that more investigation was needed.
He said one passenger was slightly injured after he left his seat while the plane was still moving, apparently in panic. All passengers continued their journey to Dubai on board another Emirates plane.
It was the second such incident within a week on an Emirates Boeing 777-200, after another plane had to make an emergency landing in Budapest the previous Wednesday due to smoke in the cockpit.