What is Flydubai Flight 981?
'''Flydubai Flight 981''' was a scheduled international [[passenger]] flight from [[Dubai International Airport]], in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. On 19 March 2016, the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800]] crashed while landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport in [[Russia]]. There are no survivors among 62 people on board. {{Infobox aircraft occurrence | name = Flydubai Flight 981 | image = File:A6-FDN FlyDubai 737-8KN,40241,3517,Dubai.jpg | image_upright = 1.1 | alt = | caption = A6-FDN, the aircraft involved in the crash, in 2015 | occurrence_type = Accident | date = {{start date|2016|03|19|df=yes}}<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=3|day1=03|year1=2016}}) | summary = [[Pilot error]]; [[spatial disorientation]] due to loss of situational awareness | site = [[Rostov-on-Don Airport]], [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia | coordinates = {{Coord|47|15|54.7|N|39|49|43.8|E|type:event|display=inline,title}} | aircraft_type = [[737-800|Boeing 737-8KN]] | aircraft_name = | operator = [[Flydubai]] | IATA = FZ981 | ICAO = FDB981 | callsign = Sky Dubai 981 | tail_number = A6-FDN | origin = [[Dubai International Airport]], [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates | stopover = | stopover0 = | last_stopover = | destination = [[Rostov-on-Don Airport]], [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia | occupants = 62 | passengers = 55 | crew = 7 | fatalities = 62 | injuries = | missing = | survivors = 0 }} ==Crew== The captain was 37-year-old Aristos Sokratous, from [[Cyprus]]. He had over 6,000&nbsp;hours of total flying time, including 4,905&nbsp;hours on the Boeing 737. Sokratous was promoted to captain a year and a half before the crash. At the time of the crash, he had intended to quit the airline after accepting a job from [[Ryanair]], which would allow him to be based with his family in Cyprus. His wife was due to give birth to their first child a few weeks after the crash. According to several Flydubai staff members, Sokratous decided to leave the airline mainly because of fatigue and lifestyle issues. The first officer, 36-year-old Alejandro Cruz Álava,