FlyDubai's CEO has dismissed suggestions that the plane crash in Russia was a terrorist attack.

On the afternoon of March 19, FlyDubai Airlines of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a press conference about the plane crash that occurred earlier that day in Russia.

FlyDubai CEO Ghaith al-Ghaith has dismissed the theory that this was a terrorist attack. According to Mr. al-Ghaith, it is too early to speculate on the cause of this tragic accident.

“The captain of this flight has extensive experience with more than 5,900 flight hours and the co-pilot has more than 5,700 flight hours. I have not received any information that this was a terrorist attack or that there was a bomb on board. A team of experts from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority will go to Russia and coordinate with the Russian authorities to investigate the cause of the accident,” al-Ghaith said.

Rescue workers at the wreckage of a plane crash in Russia. Photo: AP

FlyDubai's CEO confirmed that the Boeing 737 flight number 981 of the airline crashed, killing all 55 passengers and 7 crew members. Among them, 46 were Russians, 8 were Ukrainians. The remaining victims were Indians, Uzbeks, Colombians, Spaniards... Among the victims were 33 women and 18 children.

According to Mr. al-Ghaith, the Boeing 737 that crashed was manufactured in 2011 and was inspected on January 21./.

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