Plane crash video 'fabricated', Emirates confirms

A video purporting to show a crash of an Emirates airplane "is fabricated content and untrue", Emirates Airline has confirmed.

In a statement posted on its website and on social media on Saturday, Emirates said "We are aware of a video circulating on social media depicting an Emirates plane crash. Emirates confirms it is fabricated content and untrue.

"We are in contact with the various social media platforms to remove the video or make clear that it is digitally created footage to avoid false and alarming information from circulating.

"Unfortunately the platforms' responses to such content review requests are not quick enough, therefore necessitating this statement. Safety is core to Emirates' brand and operations, and we regard such matters with utmost seriousness. We urge all audiences to always check and refer to official sources."

Emirates did not specify when or where the video was circulated.