Flydubai flight crashes in Russia, killing 62

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A passenger plane from Dubai crashed on Saturday while trying to land at the airport in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. The crash is believed to have killed all 62 passengers and crew on board.

The Flydubai airline – a low-budget Dubai-based airline – initially said on its Facebook page: “”We are aware of an incident involving our flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov On Don. We are investigating.” It then posted several updates confirming the crash and provided more information on the passengers.

Vasily Golubev, the governor of the Rostov region some 950 kilometers south of Moscow, was quoted by Russian news agencies as telling local journalists that the plane crashed about 250 meters short of the runway. News reports said the plane caught fire after the crash.

The cause of the crash was not immediately determined, but Golubev said: “By all appearances, the cause of the air crash was the strongly gusting wind, approaching a hurricane level.”

Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the crash occurred Saturday morning and identified the plane as a Boeing 737-800 that was coming from Dubai. The ministry later said that survivors were unlikely and that there were 55 passengers aboard and seven crew, based on preliminary information… see more

source: khaleejtimes

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