Emirates flight makes emergency landing at BIA

PoPo Friday, 26 June 2015 09:19 AM

Hey, It was a Airbus 380 and someone claimed they can land only at Mattala. They claimed that after the opening of Mattala the air traffic in Sri Lanka airspace had grown. Why is DM not mentioning the type of Aircraft? Tut Tut Tut!

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JAYPEE Friday, 26 June 2015 09:21 AM

Thanks be to God

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kumar Friday, 26 June 2015 09:34 AM

a set back for A380

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philip Friday, 26 June 2015 09:55 AM

With 510 passengers this would have been an A380. Strange that the previous government built the oversized Matale airport to accomodate these planes because Bandaranaike airport was too small. Do you think the previous government might have been telling a little boru?

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kamal. Friday, 26 June 2015 10:11 AM

I am sure its a A 380 with a full load of 561 pax, It landed at 3.20 am last night.

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ffaju Friday, 26 June 2015 10:56 AM

Thank god all passengers are safe

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SKS Friday, 26 June 2015 06:00 PM

It is the second A380 to land recently at BIA. Why not plan to have long haul flights from Aussie to Middle-East and vice versa stop regularly at BIA?

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Dayawathie Friday, 26 June 2015 06:14 PM

A380 can carry 853 passengers, but there was only 510 passengers in this flight.

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Prem Nath Tuesday, 30 June 2015 09:42 AM

853 passengers if the air craft is set for all economy class.

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