China Eastern flight crashes en route to Guangzhou
China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.
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10:00 25/09/24
A China Eastern Airlines passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed near the city of Wuzhou, according to state media.
Boeing Co.
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11:10 14/11/24
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According to broadcaster CCTV, the China Eastern flight between Kunming and Guangzhou crashed in a mountainous region.
The number of casualties on board the six-year-old Boeing 737-800 was not immediately known but rescue teams have been sent to the crash site and say a fire in woods caused by the downed aircraft has been extinguished.
"Can confirm the plane has crashed," said China Eastern Airlines in a statement. It also gave details of a hotline for relatives of those on board.
China's Civil Aviation Administration said it has dispatched investigators to the site but Chinese media cited a rescue official as saying the plane had completely disintegrated.
As of 1045 GMT, Boeing shares had slumped 9.57% in pre-market trading to $176.87 each.