A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed in a fireball while it attempted to land at a Russian airport killing everyone aboard.
Flight FZ981 was carrying 55 passengers and seven crew members from Dubai when it crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport, according to a statement released by FlyDubai. Earlier reports said that 61 people were aboard the flight.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said in a statement: 'The plane made a second round coming in to land because of bad weather conditions.
'At landing the tail touched the runway, began to break down and burst into flames. At present, no combustion.'
Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov told media during a press conference that it was scheduled to land at 6.20pm ET, which is 1.20am Moscow time, but crashed at 8.50pm ET, which is 3.50am Moscow time.
This is believed to be the moment the crashed on landing at Rostov-on-Don airport in Russia
The passenger jet was believed to be flying in poor visibility during the landing attempts.
A video published on YouTube appears to show a fireball as the aircraft crashes into the ground.
Footage from FlightRadar 24 shows the aircraft made one attempt to land before it declared a missed approach and circled the airport for a second attempt.
Russian officials confirmed: 'According to preliminary data, the Boeing 738 crashed in poor visibility conditions, some 50-100 meters left of the runway.'
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