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Flydubai Plane Crashes in Russia, No Survivors

Flydubai Plane Crashes in Russia, No Survivors
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At least 62 passengers and crew have died after a Flydubai plane crashed during an attempted landing in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Russian officials said.

Flydubai Plane Crashes in Russia, No Survivors

Flydubai Boeing 737-800 plane coming from Dubai with 55 passengers on board crashed at about 03:50 Moscow time [00:50 GMT] on Saturday while attempting to land amid poor weather conditions at the Rostov-on-Don Airport. All people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash.

A Russian investigative committee confirmed in a statement that all 62 people on board the plane, travelling from Dubai, were killed in the crash that happened to be on Saturday morning.

"The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces," the Committee said in a statement on its website. "According to preliminary data, there were 55 passengers aboard and 7 crew members. They all died."

The plane was believed to be a Boeing 737 operated by Emirati airline flydubai, a budget airline with a new fleet of planes that started flying in mid-2009.

Relatively, a flydubai spokesman said in a statement: "We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available."

Meanwhile, Boeing extended condolences to the families of the flydubai 981 crash victims and expressed readiness to provide assistance in the investigation.
"The US aerospace giant Boeing is ready to provide assistance in the investigation into the deadly crash of flydubai flight 981 in Russia's Rostov Region," the company said in a statement.

"Boeing's thoughts and prayers are with those on board flydubai flight FZ981 and their families and friends. Boeing stands ready to provide technical assistance upon the request of government agencies conducting the investigation," the statement added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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