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Crashed FlyDubai’s Captain Had Almost 6,000 Hours of Flight Experience

© Sputnik / Stringer / Go to the mediabankEmergencies Ministry members work at the crash site of a Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, March 19, 2016.
Emergencies Ministry members work at the crash site of a Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, March 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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According to FlyDubai CEO, the captain of the crashed Boeing-737-800 had almost 6,000 hours of flight experience.

The FlyDubai Boeing-737-800 captain had excellent experience having perviously flown almost 6,000 hours, FlyDubai CEO Ghaith Al-Ghaith said at a press-conferense.

"The crew captain had 5,965 flight hours, excellent experience in my opinion," Ghaith Al-Ghaith said.

A passenger FlyDubai Boeing-737-800 en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don crashed at the city's airport after missing the runway amid poor visibility and bad weather conditions. No one out of the 7 crew members and the 55 passengers survived the crash.

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