62 killed as FlyDubai plane crashes in southern Russia
MOSCOW: All 62 people on board Flydubai flight FZ981 were killed when their Boeing 737 plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, officials said.
The plane flying from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don was making its second attempt to land in bad weather when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed.
The local emergencies ministry confirmed that all 55 passengers and seven crew on board were killed.
“A Boeing 737 crashed as it was coming into land. There were 61 people on board. They are all dead,” said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency.
“Flydubai regrets to confirm that flight FZ981 crashed on landing and that fatalities have been confirmed as a result of this tragic accident,” the airline said on its
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