A Flydubai flight crashed in southern Russia, killing all passengers and crew on board.
In the early hours of Saturday 19th March 2016, a Flydubai flight destined to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, crashed 250 metres short of the runway, after circling the airport for more than 2-hours due to poor weather conditions. High ground-level winds and poor visibility forced the pilot to abandon the initial landing attempt. After circling the airport for a prolonged period of time, the plane crashed on the second attempt.
According to investigative committee spokeswoman, Oksana Kovrizhnaya, they will be looking at three possible causes of the crash: technical issues, severe weather and human error. Investigations will take at least two months, as required by Russian law.
Dubai officials released the nationalities of the victims which were 44 Russians, 8 Ukrainians, 2 Indians and 1 Uzbekistani. Hundreds of personnel, from medics to psychologists, are on standby to assist grieving family members.
A CCTV camera situated on a building opposite the airport caught the crash on video:
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