An Etihad Airways Boeing B787 Dreamliner has rejected takeoff at Melbourne Airport after the aircraft suffered two burst main gear tires

An Etihad flight from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi aborted takeoff after two tyres burst. Emergency services applied foam for safety and evacuated 289 passengers. The incident caused delays at the airport as repairs were made and only one runway remained operational.

An Etihad Airways aircraft left on the runway at Melbourne Airport for more than 12 hours after a rejected takeoff was experiencing an engine issue which could have compromised flight safety.

Flight EY461, carrying 271 passengers, was accelerating for departure to Abu Dhabi when the flight crew opted to reject take-off owing to a technical issue

An Etihad Airways flight (EY461) bound for Abu Dhabi aborted take-off at Melbourne Airport on January 5 after smoke was observed under the Boeing 787-9

Around 300 passengers onboard a Boeing 787 had a narrow escape at the Melbourne Airport in Australia after the landing gear of Etihad flight EY461 caught fire while taking off. The fire erupted after two of the tyres exploded when the plane was rolling on the runway to take off.

The airline verified that all passengers had been safely evacuated and led to the terminal. The runway closure caused additional delays for other planes at the airport.

An Etihad Airways flight with 289 passengers on board was forced to abort its take-off at Melbourne Airport on Sunday evening after two wheels on the aircraft's landing gear exploded. The incident occurred moments before the Boeing 787 jet,

An Etihad plane from Australia to the United Arab Emirates was forced to abort takeoff after two of its wheels exploded. There were around 300 people on board the aircraft when smoke started to rise from its landing gear at Melbourne Airport.