“Boeing-737-800” airlines, FlyDubai (archive photo)
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Crashed near Rostov-on-don the plane, according to preliminary data, belonged to FlyDubai, reported RIA Novosti citing a source.
To the online scoreboard airport reported that the flight FZ-981 FlyDubai flew at 22:37 on Friday, 18 March and was due to arrive at 01:40, however the status is still “awaiting arrival”. Type of vessel — B-737-800W.
Earlier it was reported that the plane crashed while landing at the airport of Rostov-on-don. On Board were 55 people. All of them, as soobshaet, died.
The liner was EN route from Dubai to Rostov-on-don and crashed while landing.
The airport has been closed until 06:00 GMT. Currently there are representatives of all operational services. Circumstances of accident are specified.