59 killed as Flydubai flight crashes in Russia

Rostov-On-Don (Russia), Mar 19 (ANI): A passenger flight, Flydubai FZ981, crashed in southern Russia. All 59 passengers and six crew on board are reported to have been killed in the crash. Russia's emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, crashed at the airport in Rostov at the end of a flight from Dubai. The aircraft had to abandon an initial attempt to land and came down while making a repeat attempt. As per reports, most of the passengers on board were Russian. Dubai-based airline Flydubai said it was investigating the incident regarding one of its flights to southern Russia.