Boeing 737 Plane Crash In China: A major plane crash has happened in China. China’s Boeing 737 aircraft has crashed. A total of 132 passengers were on board the Boeing 737 at the time of the accident. Civil Aviation of China has confirmed the accident. It has been told that 123 passengers and nine crew members were on board. The information about how many people survived or how many died in the accident has not been revealed. The plane that crashed belongs to China Eastern Airlines of China.
A Chinese Boeing 737 was going from Kunming to Guangzhou. This accident happened in the Guangxi region. Because of this, flames of fire were also visible in the mountains there.
Boeing 737 Plane Crash In China
The MU 5735 plane took off at 1.15 am from Changshui Airport in Kunming City in Yunnan Province, China. It was supposed to reach Guangzhou in Guangdong province by 3 o’clock, but the accident happened before.
Rescue teams are now rapidly going to the place where the plane crashed. The aircraft that fell victim to the accident was only six and a half years old. It was taken over by the airlines in June 2015. MU 5735 had 162 seats, of which 12 were business class, and 150 were economy class.
The Boeing 737 is considered a suitable aircraft for short and medium distance air travel. At the same time, China Eastern is one of China’s three leading airlines companies.
According to the Aviation Safety Network, the last time a major accident happened in China was in 2010. When the Embraer E-190 crashed. There were 96 people on board, out of which 44 died. The accident occurred due to low visibility, it was told.
China Eastern has issued a unique hotline number for the families of the passengers aboard the plane. The relatives of the passengers aboard the plane can get information by calling +864008495530.
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