article_snippet.sent: Emirates says Emirates flight EK709 was returning from the island nation of Seychelles Seychelles when Incident occurred  in airspace controlled from Mumbai, India.
article_snippet.sent: A statement released by Emirates to the Times of India read: 'Emirates can confirm that flight EK 706 on March 29 from Seychelles to Dubai was involved in an air traffic control incident in Mumbai airspace.
article_snippet.sent: All Emirates aircraft are equipped with onboard instrumentation so that crew are alerted in a timely manner of all surrounding traffic.
article_snippet.sent: Safety is of paramount importance to Emirates, and we will be cooperating fully with the Mumbai Air Traffic Control in its own investigation.'
article_snippet.sent: Both Etihad Airways and Emirates operate multiple flights every week to Seychelles .
article_snippet.sent: Etihad Airways and Emirates have Etihad Airways and Emirates grown rapidly in recent years, enticing long-haul transit passengers through Etihad Airways and Emirates Gulf hubs aboard relatively young aircraft.
article_snippet.sent: Emirates is owned by the government of Mideast commercial hub Dubai, while Etihad is controlled by the oil-rich Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi.
article_snippet.sent: Both carriers are regulated by Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority, which had no immediate comment.
article_snippet.sent: Both carriers operate multiple flights weekly to Seychelles, a tropical tourism destination that has built close ties to Emirates.