FIRE crews swarmed a packed Boeing plane after its pilot was forced to abort take-off and "slam the emergency ... plane's landing gear caught on fire and the wheels exploded.

An Etihad plane with almost 300 passengers on board has been forced to abort take-off after two wheels exploded. Etihad Airways flight EY461, bound for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates ...

An Etihad plane with almost 300 passengers on board has been forced to abort take-off after smoke from its landing gear caused two wheels to burst. Etihad Airways flight EY461 bound for Abu Dhabi ...

An Etihad Airways plane aborted its take-off after its wheels reportedly “exploded” on a Melbourne Airport runway. The plane carrying 289 passengers, caused significant delays and ...

Passengers have praised the calm manner of the captain and crew of an Etihad Airways flight that was forced to abort take-off at Melbourne ... described the plane speeding up as it travelled ...

A passenger on the plane reported two tyres had burst, but Etihad Airways later clarified they had “deflated as a result of the high-speed rejected take-off which is a normal occurrence”.

An Etihad Airways plane aborted its take-off after its wheels reportedly “exploded” on a Melbourne Airport runway. The plane carrying 289 passengers, caused significant delays and ...

The flight from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi was forced to halt take-off amid fears that the plane’s wheels had burst. An airline spokesperson said the flight was stopped for “technical reasons ...

A passenger onboard told 3AW's Jacqui Felgate that the plane had to "slam on the emergency brakes" during the take-off attempt. The Boeing 787 jet now sits on runway 34, where it remains after ...

TAKE A LISTEN. >> I NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS OUT, BUT WAS ALL MESSED UP. THE WHEELS HAD FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE PLANE. BOTH GUYS WERE ALREADY OUT OF THE PLANE, BUT APPEARED TO BE OKAY.