Russian officials said on Saturday (March 19) that a passenger jet crashed in southern Russia with all 55 passengers and six crew on board believed to have been killed. <br /> <br />Russia's emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, crashed at 03:50 (0050 GMT) at the airport in Rostov at the end of a flight from Dubai. <br /> <br />The aircraft had to abandon an initial attempt to land and came down while making a repeat attempt, according to a ministry statement. <br /> <br />An official from the investigative committee, a state body that routinely investigates major incidents, told Reuters from Rostov that "according to preliminary information" everyone on board the jet had died. <br /> <br />Most of the passengers on board were Russian, the regional governor said on television. <br /> <br />Dubai-based airline Flydubai said on Saturday that it was investigating an "incident" regarding one of its flights to southern Russia.
