ary ▁Islands ▁– ▁B inter ▁and ▁N ays a ▁– ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁air line . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁report ▁by ▁I AC , ▁the ▁accident ▁flight ▁was ▁both ▁pil ots ' ▁first ▁ever ▁flight ▁to ▁Rost ov . ▁The ▁captain ▁had ▁experience ▁flying ▁into ▁other ▁Russian ▁air ports , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁We ather ▁ ▁The ▁meteor ological ▁conditions ▁in ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁air port ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" ad verse ". ▁The ▁cloud ▁base ▁was ▁at ▁, ▁with ▁light ▁rain ▁show ers ▁and ▁a ▁ha ze . ▁The ▁wind ▁velocity ▁was ▁, ▁g ust ing ▁to ▁, ▁from ▁ 2 3 0 ▁degrees , ▁with ▁severe ▁tur bul ence ▁and ▁moder ate ▁wind ▁she ar ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁approach ▁course . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 8 1 ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁depart ▁from ▁Dub ai ▁International ▁Airport ▁at ▁ 2 1 : 4 5   G ulf ▁Standard ▁Time ▁( UTC + 4 ) ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁arrive ▁at ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁Airport ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 2 0   M osc ow ▁Standard ▁Time ▁( UTC + 3 ) ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁It ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Dub ai ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 5 - min ute ▁delay , ▁at ▁ 2 2 : 2 0   G ST . ▁The ▁return ▁flight ▁from ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁depart ▁at