Small plane crashes in Dubai killing four

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Published : 11:20, May 17, 2019 | Updated : 11:23, May 17, 2019

Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER airliners are seen parked at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport, December 26, 2018. REUTERS/file photoA small plane crashed south of Dubai airport killing three Britons and one South African, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on Thursday.




The four-seat plane, a DA42 registered in the United Kingdom, was on a mission to calibrate terrestrial navigation systems at the airport, the statement said.
An investigation is underway. Air traffic at the airport has returned to normal, it said.

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