Aimee Walker
A plane carrying 132 passengers has ‘crashed’ in southern China, according to state-owned media.
China Central Television reports that the China Eastern Airlines flight suffered an ‘accident’ near Wuzhou, in Guangxi province. It was reportedly travelling from Kunming, Yunnan province in Western China, to Guangzhou, Guandong province.
FATII Aviation, an air traffic account from the country, confirmed that the Boeing 737 went down in a tweet, adding it was ‘unknown’ how many casualties there were.
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A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating flight MU5735 has reportedly crashed near Wuzhou in southern China. Initial reports say 133 onboard.pic.twitter.com/iipgQYGkhK
— WLVN Analysis? (@TheLegateIN) March 21, 2022
It read: “CAAC has issued a statement regarding the crash. It confirms [that] the flight MU5735 has crashed and there are [a] total [of] 132 souls on board. 9 crew and 123 members.
“CAAC has initiated its protocols and special units are going to the crash site.”
Another outlet, WLVN analysis, shared footage of smoke coming from the mountains, supposedly from the site where the aircraft ended up.
They tweeted: “A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating flight MU5735 has reportedly crashed near Wuzhou in southern China. Initial reports say 133 onboard.”
According to FlightRadar24 data, the last recordable information on the flight ended at 14:22pm local time when the plane was flying at an altitude of 3,225 feet.
China Eastern Airlines has not publically commented on the crash or responded to any inquiries, but its website has been greyed out and the logo turned black and white. It’s reported that this is a sign of mourning locally.
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