A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed in a fireball while it attempted to land at a Russian airport killing everyone aboard.
Russia's
Emergencies Ministry said Flight FZ981 was carrying 55 passengers and
six crew members from Dubai when it crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport,
according to The Associated Press.
The Ministry said in a statement: 'The plane made a second round coming in to land because of bad weather conditions.
'At landing the tail touched the runway, began to break down and burst into flames. At present, no combustion.'
Emergencies
Minister Vladimir Puchkov told media during a press conference that it
was scheduled to land at 6.20pm ET, which is 1.20am Moscow time, but
crashed at 8.50pm ET, which is 3.50am Moscow time.
This is believed to be the moment the crashed on landing at Rostov-on-Don airport in Russia
The passenger jet was believed to be making its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in poor visibility
The passenger jet was believed to be flying in poor visibility during the landing attempts.
A video published on YouTube appears to show a fireball as the aircraft crashes into the ground.
Footage
from FlightRadar 24 shows the aircraft made one attempt to land before
it declared a missed approach and circled the airport for a second
attempt.
Russian
officials confirmed: 'According to preliminary data, the Boeing 738
crashed in poor visibility conditions, some 50-100 meters left of the
runway.'
According to Sputnik News, Russian
Emergencies Ministry’s Southern Regional Center’s chief Igor Oder said
that most people aboard the plane were residents of the southern Russian
city of Rostov-on-Don, but there were also several foreigners aboard as
well.
FlyDubai
confirmed in a second statement that FZ981 crashed 'on landing and that
fatalities have been confirmed as a result of this tragic accident.'
'We are doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible,' it reads.
'At this moment our thoughts and prayers are with our passengers and our crew who were on board the aircraft.
Russian Emergency Situations Ministry
employees and police officers are seen as they take a car to drive to
the area of a plane crash at the Rostov-on-Don airport Saturday
Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov
told media during a press conference that it was scheduled to land at
6.20pm ET, which is 1.20am Moscow time, but crashed at 8.50pm ET, which
is 3.50am Moscow time. Pictured above are emergency vehicles at the
scene of the crash
'We will do everything we can to help those who have been affected by this accident.
'We are putting our emergency response in place and we will be working closely with all the authorities involved.
'We
will share as much information as possible just as soon as we can and
we will provide updated information on a regular basis.
'For any concerned friends or family: + 44 203 4508 853 or +9714 293 4100.'
Boeing issued a statement about Flight FZ981 in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The passenger jet was believed to be
flying in poor visibility during the landing attempts. Pictured above
are emergency vehicles at the scene of the crash
Emergency crews are currently working at the crash scene (above) as the fire has already been extinguished
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