The Consulate General of the Russian Federation denied the information disseminated in the media about the Russian pilot on board the Flydubai aircraft
Reports of a Russian pilot who was allegedly on board a Flydubai plane that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on the way from the airport.

Reports of a Russian pilot allegedly aboard a Flydubai plane that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv are baseless. This was stated in the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Dubai, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, the diplomatic mission informed:
The information circulated in the media that one of the pilots is allegedly a citizen of Russia is not true.
According to preliminary information received by the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Dubai from representatives of the airline, there were no Russian citizens on board the aircraft.
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