FlyDubai’s top executive said conditions for landing were appropriate when one of its flights crashed at a windy airport in southern Russia, even though three other carriers rerouted flights to other destinations.
“As far as the operation of the flight, the airport was open, it was good enough to operate and it was good enough to land, as per the authorities,” Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer of the Middle Eastern budget carrier, told reporters Sunday at a press conference in Dubai.
Ultimately, the pilot makes the final decision to land based on the best information available and in coordination with the authorities, Ghaith said. All FlyDubai aircraft operate with enough fuel to circle in the air or divert to another airport, he said, without specifying how much.
Investigators began work by examining the two flight recorders, known as black boxes, recovered after the jet broke apart while trying to land in gusty winds in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board. Flight FZ981, a Boeing Co. 737-800 with 55 passengers and seven crew, was making a repeat landing attempt in poor weather about 3:40 a.m. when it crashed and burst into flames.
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“As far as the operation of the flight, the airport was open, it was good enough to operate and it was good enough to land, as per the authorities,” Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer of the Middle Eastern budget carrier, told reporters Sunday at a press conference in Dubai.
Ultimately, the pilot makes the final decision to land based on the best information available and in coordination with the authorities, Ghaith said. All FlyDubai aircraft operate with enough fuel to circle in the air or divert to another airport, he said, without specifying how much.
Investigators began work by examining the two flight recorders, known as black boxes, recovered after the jet broke apart while trying to land in gusty winds in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board. Flight FZ981, a Boeing Co. 737-800 with 55 passengers and seven crew, was making a repeat landing attempt in poor weather about 3:40 a.m. when it crashed and burst into flames.
21/03/16 Deena Kamel Yousef and Henry Meyer/Insurance Journal
