At least 61 people died when a passenger airline flying from Dubai to southern Russia crashed as it tried to make a second landing at an airport in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia reports Reuters
All 55 passengers and six crew on board died according to Russia’s emergency ministry reported by Russia’s RIA news agency.
Russia’s state television reports the advisor to the Russian transport minister, Zhanna Terekohova, saying that the cause of the crash is believed to be the pilot’s error and poor weather conditions.
String, gusting wind in the Rostive area was being experience at the time of the crash. The plane abandoned an initial attempt to land at Rostov, its scheduled destination before making a repeat attempt at landing.
The regional governor said on state television that most of the passengers on board were Russian with only three foreigners as per the passenger list. However, the information is yet to be verified.
Flydubai, owned by the Dubai government said in a statement: “We are doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible. At this moment our thoughts and prayers are with our passengers and our crew who were on board the aircraft… we will do everything we can to help those affected by his incident.
