Fly Dubai Flight Crashes In Southern Russia -62 Dead

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62 Dead As Flydubai Flight Crashes In Southern Russia: Media Reports

World | Agencies | Updated: March 19, 2016 08:29 IST

A plane from Dubai carrying 55 passengers crashed and burst into flames.

MOSCOW: 

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Flydubai Flight 981 crashed while landing at Rostov-on-Don airport
2. The plane had travelled from Dubai with 55 passengers aboard
3. All 62 people, including crew members have died, media reports said

 A Boeing 738 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, CNN reported on Saturday, citing Russia's Southern Regional Emergency Center.

All 62 people on board, including crew members have died, CNN reported, citing Russian state news agency Tass. Tass cited an official at the emergency centre.

Flydubai Flight 981 had travelled from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don with 55 passengers aboard, the emergency centre said, according to Tass and CNN.

"The plane with 55 passengers and four or five crew on board, coming from Dubai, crashed as it came into land at the airport in Rostov-on-Don," said Marina Kostioukova, spokeswoman for the local emergencies ministry.

"At this this time we do not have any information on victims," she said.

The accident happened at 0050 GMT, according to an official statement from the ministry.

"The Boeing 737 on the Dubai to Rostov-on-Don route caught fire (after crashing)," said the statement, adding that the fire was brought under control by 0200 GMT.

The plane belonged to a Dubai-based airline, the statement said.
 

Story First Published:March 19, 2016 07:54 IST