All 62 people aboard died when the plane from Dubai crashed on landing attempt back in bad weather
A passenger plane flying from Dubai crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don early Saturday, killing all 62 people aboard, according to the Russian Emergency Ministry reports.
The Boeing 737-800 crashed on landing attempt back on the city's airport, according to the ministry, which said there were 55 passengers and seven crew on board. The firm reported earlier that 61 people died.
Flydubai, a leading Arab Emirates based, confirm that crashed on landing flight FZ981 said there were no survivors.
The airline said the flight left Dubai International Airport at 10:20 hours local time this Friday (2:20 p.m. ET) and headed Rostov-on-Don in Russia. Crash occurred when the target time 3:55 a.m. local Saturday (8:55 p.m. ET, Friday), she added.
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said the main concern of the airline was for the families of passengers and crew were on the flight. "We still do not know all the details of the accident but we are working closely with authorities to determine the cause . "
The local branch of the Emergencies Ministry said in a statement that the pilot had to try to land the landing of two "due to unfavorable weather conditions." Wing touched the track, causing the plane to fall apart, the statement said. Russian airports often lack the most sophisticated auxiliary landing approach and advanced weather forecasting.
Vladimir Markin, spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee, said the agency opened a criminal case "violation of safety rules-conditioning."
The airline said the nationalities of the passengers Hhmnohim included 44 Russians, Ukrainians eight, two Indian Uzbekistani one.
Boeing said in a statement that "stands ready to provide technical assistance at the request of government agencies to conduct the investigation."
Flydubai was established in 2008 by the Dubai government, which also owned Emirates, the largest airline in the world by international traffic. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum at the top of both airlines.
A fast-growing low-cost carrier operates a fleet of Boeing 737-800 all-and received its 50th aircraft in October, just over six years after the carrier took its first jet aircraft by the manufacturer.
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