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On 9 January 2022, a Boeing 777-300 (A6-EQA) operated by Emirates on a scheduled passenger flight from Dubai to Hyderabad as EK524 was cleared to line up on runway 30R. At the same time, another Boeing 777-300 (A6-EBY) also operated by Emirates and on a scheduled passenger flight from Dubai to Bengaluru as EK568 was cleared to cross near the midpoint of the same runway in night visual conditions (VMC). The aircraft cleared to line up then began its takeoff roll from the full length of the runway without clearance, and the controller did not notice that this takeoff was occurring until the aircraft reached high speed. The first instruction to stop was ignored but when repeated it was actioned such that the aircraft still stopped well before the crossing point. Both flights subsequently departed, operated by their existing flight crews.