ReutersA passenger plane coming from the United Arab Emirates has crashed while trying to land at a Russian airport, killing all 62 people on board, officials said.
The Boeing 737-800 crashed early Saturday as it made its second attempt to land in the city of Rostov-on-Don, according to Russian officials. Flight FZ981, operated by airline Flydubai, had departed Dubai International Airport Friday night.
Fifty-five passengers and seven crew were aboard the aircraft, according to a list published on the website of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry. Forty-four of the passengers were Russian, eight were Ukrainian, two were Indian, and one was a citizen …read more
Source: The Atlantic
