Dubai plane crashes in Russia, killing all 62 on board

MOSCOW, Russia

A Dubai passenger plane crashed in the Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

According to a statement by the airline, FlyDubai, 55 passengers – including 33 women, 18 men, and 4 children – and 7 crew members were on board the Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

“The aircraft had departed Dubai International (DXB) at 18.20GMT on Friday 18 March and was due to arrive that evening at 22.40GMT”, the FlyDubai statement said.

Russian authorities said that the plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don.

Severe wind and heavy rainfall are believed to have caused the crash.