BREAKING NEWS: Boeing 737 passenger jet crashes killing all 55 passengers and crew in a fireball at a Russian airport
PUBLISHED: 02:05 GMT, 19 March 2016 | UPDATED: 02:33 GMT, 19 March 2016
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed in a fireball while it attempted to land at a Russian airport.
The passenger jet was believed to be making its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in poor visibility.
A video published on YouTube appears to show a fireball as the aircraft crashes into the ground
This is believed to be the moment the crashed on landing at Rostov-on-Don airport in Russia
The jet is believed to be Flight FZ981 from Dubai. It is understood that all 55 passengers and crew on the flight from Dubai were killed in the fireball.
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 BNO News, FlyDubai confirmed in a statement that it was aware of an incident involving Flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don.
- FlyDubai flight FZ981 was attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don in Russia
- The aircraft was believed to be making its second attempt when it crashed
- All 55 passengers and crew are believed to have died in the impact
- A CCTV camera captured the moment the aircraft exploded on the runway
PUBLISHED: 02:05 GMT, 19 March 2016 | UPDATED: 02:33 GMT, 19 March 2016
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed in a fireball while it attempted to land at a Russian airport.
The passenger jet was believed to be making its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in poor visibility.
A video published on YouTube appears to show a fireball as the aircraft crashes into the ground
The jet is believed to be Flight FZ981 from Dubai. It is understood that all 55 passengers and crew on the flight from Dubai were killed in the fireball.
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 BNO News, FlyDubai confirmed in a statement that it was aware of an incident involving Flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don.
The passenger jet was believed to be making its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in poor visibility
The aircraft involved is believed to be FlyDubai flight FZ981 using this Boeing 737-800 aircraft
'We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available,' it said.
The flight took off from Dubai International Airport at 10.38pm local time on Friday and was scheduled to land at Rostov-on-Don Airport at 3.49am local time, according to data from flight-tracking website FlightAware.
CNN reported that state news agency Sputnik reported the airport would be closed until 6am Moscow time. - video di sini
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