Flydubai

All 62 people on board a FlyDubai plane which crashed on landing in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, are confirmed dead, Russian officials say.

Preliminary data suggests there were 55 passengers and 7 crew on the Boeing 737, which "hit the ground and broke into pieces," according to the investigative committee quoted by RIA Novosti. Six of the crew were non-Russians.

A Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed in Russia, with all 62 on board killed. Flight 981 of Flydubai airlines was making the route demo the Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Rostov, Russia, when it crashed approximately at 2.50 am (Greek time) during its landing at Rostov on Don airport in Rostov, in south Russia. The 55 passengers and 7 crew members were all killed.

Dubai-based Flydubai airline has announced that it will begin flights to Bulgaria's Sofia, Bratislava in Slovakia, and Prague in the Czech Republic.

The airline will operate two flights a week between Sofia and Dubai, starting from 14 December 2014. Flights will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays.