A man who survived the crash-landing of Emirates flight 521 in Dubai Aug. 3 recently learned he has a second reason to be thankful.
Mohamed Basheer, a 62-year-old from Pallickal in India's Kerala state, was among the 300 people who fled a burning Emirates airline Boeing 777 that crash-landed at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Subsequent to that harrowing event, he learned that he had won US$1 million in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. His number was drawn in the sweepstakes on Tuesday at DXB.
Basheer, who works at a car dealership's body shop in Dubai, says he will retire in December and return to his native India. He plans to use the money to support his family and start a charity in his hometown.
With regard to the accident, only 18 passengers sustained minor injuries and there was no loss of life among the passengers and crew, though a Dubai Airport firefighter was killed while responding to the emergency.
DXB, which had limited operations following the accident, returned to normal operations as of 9:27 a.m. local time, Aug. 7.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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Mohamed Basheer, a 62-year-old from Pallickal in India's Kerala state, was among the 300 people who fled a burning Emirates airline Boeing 777 that crash-landed at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Subsequent to that harrowing event, he learned that he had won US$1 million in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. His number was drawn in the sweepstakes on Tuesday at DXB.
Basheer, who works at a car dealership's body shop in Dubai, says he will retire in December and return to his native India. He plans to use the money to support his family and start a charity in his hometown.
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| Photo courtesy Twitter user @apaspo1975 |
With regard to the accident, only 18 passengers sustained minor injuries and there was no loss of life among the passengers and crew, though a Dubai Airport firefighter was killed while responding to the emergency.
DXB, which had limited operations following the accident, returned to normal operations as of 9:27 a.m. local time, Aug. 7.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Visit my main page at TheTravelPro.us for more news, reviews, and personal observations on the world of upmarket travel.
Follow @TheTravelProUS
Photos by Carl Dombek
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