At nine o'clock this evening, the National Emergency Response Headquarters held a press conference in Wuzhou, Guangxi.

Release the relevant investigation progress of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane crash, and answer relevant questions from all walks of life.

  The relevant personnel of the Civil Aviation Administration informed that China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 took off from Kunming at 13:16 on March 21, and entered the Guangzhou control area at a cruising altitude of 8900 meters at 14:17.

At 14:20, the controller noticed that the aircraft's altitude had dropped sharply, and immediately called the crew several times, but did not receive any reply. At 14:23, the radar signal of the aircraft disappeared. After verification, the aircraft crashed in Teng County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

As of the early morning of the 22nd, no survivors have been found in the search and rescue work, and the public security department has blocked and controlled the scene.

  There were 123 passengers on board (no foreign passengers) and 9 crew members (3 pilots, 5 flight attendants, and 1 safety officer).

So far, no survivors have been found on board.

The incident aircraft was introduced on June 22, 2015. As of the time of the accident, a total of 8,986 sorties had been flown, with a total of 18,239 hours.