China Eastern Airlines Flight 5375
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Accident | |
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Date | 21 March, 2022 |
Summary | China Eastern Airlines crash in Tengxian, Wuzhou, Guangxi. |
Site | Guangxi |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-800 |
Operator | China Eastern Airlines |
Flight origin | Kunming Airport |
Destination | Guangzhou |
Passengers | 123 |
Crew | 9 |
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China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was a scheduled passenger flight between Kunming and Guangzhou in China. On 21 March, 2022, a six year old Boeing 737-800 operating this route crashed in Tengxian, Wuzhou, Guangxi, after departing from Kunming Airport at 1.11pm local time. The accident was first reported by China Central Television, with local residents posting photographs and videos to social media. There were reported to be 133 passengers and nine crew onboard the flight.[1][2][3]
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that it lost contact with the aircraft over the city of Wuzhou.[4]
The crash reportedly sparked a fire in the area where it crashed, with rescue teams attempting to access the site.[5][6][7]
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- ↑ read, Juergen T. SteinmetzChina 0 2 min (2022-03-21). "China Eastern Airlines B737 crashed". eTurboNews | TravelWireNews | TravelNewsOnline. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ Reuters (2022-03-21). "China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet crashes in China, state media says". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "China Eastern Airlines plane crashes with 133 on board". The West Australian. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ Reuters (2022-03-21). "China Eastern Airlines Boeing with 132 on board crashes in China". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "China Eastern Airlines passenger jet crashes with 133 people on board". ABC News. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "Plane carrying 133 crashes in China: State TV". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ Buckley, Chris (2022-03-21). "Live Updates: China Eastern Plane Crashes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.