Monday, March 21, 2016

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FlyDubai Plane Crash: Russia Opens criminal Case, Commemorates Victims


Russia has opened a criminal investigation into FlyDubai flight FZ981, which crashed during bad weather at Rostov-on-Don airport, killing 62 people.

The Boeing 777-800 was carrying 55 passengers and seven crew when it crashed at 3:40am Saturday local time (11:40pm AEDT).

The plane, which crashed during its second attempt to land, had been in a mid-air holding pattern for more than two hours, the US-based Flight Safety Foundation said.

Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case and said poor conditions, pilot error or a technical failure may have caused the crash, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said.

FlyDubai's CEO Ghaith al-Ghaith said it was "too early" to determine the cause, but ruled out speculation a bomb was onboard...... Read More

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