Boeing 737-800 with 62 people on board crashed in the morning while trying to land at the airport Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia. President Vladimir Putin declared that aid to relatives of the victims is a priority – announced Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian news agencies. The head of state said that now the main thing is to support the families and loved ones of those who died – he added.
the plane belonged to the low-cost carrier” Flydubai “and do a cruise from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. On board were 55 passengers and 7 crew members. According to the regional branch of the Ministry for. Extraordinary Russia most of the passengers were residents of Rostov, but the board was also – according to preliminary findings – 3 foreigners, whose nationalities have not yet been established.
At the time of the crash prevailed difficult weather conditions. There was a very strong wind, coming in gusts up to 22 m / sec and it was raining; visibility was poor.
The crew of the aircraft due to strong wind could not perform the maneuver on the first try and went on the second circle. However, at the second attempt to start the machine it hits the runway, completely broke up and burst into flames. According to some sources, there was also an explosion.
At the crash site immediately arrived at the emergency services and firefighters. The fire was quickly extinguished.
The remains of the aircraft were scattered over a large area near the runway.
Airport was closed and probably will not resume normal work all day Saturday. All take-offs and landings were canceled. Arriving planes are directed to the airport in Krasnodar. Ministry. Russia formed the extraordinary on-site crisis team, which coordinates the activities of all departments.
Among the possible causes disaster mentioned bad weather or an error of the crew.
(jsch)
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