Flight EK521 arriving from Trivandrum, India crash-lands in Dubai

282 passengers and 18 crew on board including 24 Britons

One firefighter killed as he fought the blaze

All passengers and crew safely evacuated, no reports of injuries

All departure flights from Dubai International Airport delayed

Three hundred people, including 24 Britons, walked away unscathed from an Emirates airliner that crash landed and burst into flames on the runway of Dubai’s airport on Wednesday.

A firefighter was killed however as he fought the fire which consumed the Boeing 777 after it slammed to the ground at the end of a flight from southern India.

Passengers were given no warning of the hard landing and fled down emergency chutes before being forced to run, some in barefoot, up the runway and away from the burning aircraft.

"It was actually really terrifying. As we were landing there was smoke coming out in the cabin," said Sharon Maryam Sharji, one of the passengers.