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DUBAI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Dubai airport said Thursday the operations are "far from back to normal" as dozens of flights have been cancelled or delayed after Wednesday's plane crash-landing.
The airport's authorities said in a public statement that the airport is now operating with only one runway (out of two).
It added that full flight schedule for local carriers like the state-owned Emirates and foreign airliners would not be resumed to usual airport operations within the next 48 hours.
Dubai International Airport saw the worst plane crash-landing in the past six years on Wednesday, when a Boeing 777 of Emirates Airline, flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, made an emergency landing at 12:45 local time (0845 GMT).
Altogether 300 people, including 18 crew members, were on board, all of whom are reported safe.
The 282 passengers come from 20 countries, including 224 from India, 24 from Britain and 11 from the UAE, the Emirates said.
One firefighter was killed while putting out a fire, caused by the crash-landing, which burnt out the plane. The fire was extinguished at 14:32 local time (1032 GMT) on Wednesday, according to Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum.
The airport has resumed departure flights at 18:30 local time (1430 GMT) on Wednesday.
The authorities urged earlier in the day the passengers stranded in Dubai to check via email or text messages if their flights were rescheduled before going to the airport in case of delay or cancel.
Some flights have been diverted to Dubai's second hub Al Maktoum International Airport in order to ease passenger traffic. Al Maktoum international is located an hour's drive away from Dubai International Airport.
Dubai Airports, the government-controlled owner company of the airport, decided to provide free and unlimited internet connections as well as free refreshments to departing passengers.
Ms. Jeri, a Dubai resident from Ethiopia whose flight from terminal one to Addis Ababa was cancelled on Wednesday said "everything was handled very professionally."
Sheikh Ahmed said the investigations are still ongoing, stressing "Our priority is now the health and safety of our passengers."
Dubai's civil aviation authorities on Thursday allowed arrivals and departures for all airliners