China News Service, Beijing, March 21 (Ren Jing) It has been 6 hours since China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact in Teng County, Wuzhou City.

Previously, it was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China that the aircraft was a Boeing 737 that crashed during the Kunming-Guangzhou flight. There were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China activated the emergency mechanism.

Image source: Civil Aviation Administration of China

Multiple emergency mechanisms activated Boeing: more information is being collected

　　At about 14:38 on March 21, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact and crashed over Wuzhou City, Guangxi during the Kunming-Guangzhou mission.

MU5735 was originally scheduled to take off from Changshui, Kunming at 13:10 on March 21, and arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 14:52. The flight was Boeing 737-800 (NG) with an age of 6.8 years.

　　At present, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has activated the emergency mechanism and sent a working group to the scene.

Baiyun Airport has also set up a temporary reception area near Gate 27 of Terminal 1 to accommodate the families of passengers.

　　In addition, China Eastern Airlines has also activated the emergency mechanism, dispatched a working group to the scene, and has opened an emergency assistance phone number: 4008495530.

The working group dispatched by China Eastern Airlines will take flight MU799 to Wuzhou, Guangxi at 18:00 tonight, and various groups have been set up to deal with the follow-up matters.

According to the announcement of China Eastern Airlines, the cause of the plane crash is still under investigation, and the company will actively cooperate with relevant investigations.

　　Regarding the crash, Boeing China said, "We have seen relevant reports and are collecting more information."

Pictured are firefighters heading to the scene.

Photo courtesy of Guangxi Fire Protection

A multi-party assistance team has arrived at the scene

　　After the incident, fire brigades were dispatched to the scene to provide support.

According to Nanning Fire Protection News, at 15:00 in the afternoon, the Nanning Fire Rescue Detachment was dispatched by the Guangxi Fire Rescue Corps, quickly assembled fire rescue forces, and rushed to Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, to reinforce the handling of the Boeing 737 crash.

　　According to the Fire and Rescue General Administration of the Ministry of Emergency Management, after receiving the alarm, the Wuzhou City Fire and Rescue Detachment immediately dispatched 23 fire trucks and 117 fire rescue personnel to rescue. The first battle force arrived at the crash site for rescue.

　　The Guangxi Fire and Rescue Corps quickly launched the emergency plan, and the full-time headquarters rushed to the scene and dispatched 538 fire rescue personnel from Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Beihai, Yulin, Hezhou, Laibin, and Hechi Detachment to reinforce.

The Guangdong Provincial Fire Rescue Corps dispatched 5 detachments, 97 vehicles and 505 people to the scene for reinforcements, and the first reinforcements have arrived at the scene.

　　In addition, the Forest Fire Bureau has dispatched a total of 450 garrison teams from Zhaoqing, Guangdong and Guilin, Guangxi to the scene.

China Eastern Airlines official website, official micro-adjustment to black and white

　　The official website and official WeChat account of China Eastern Airlines turned black and white on the afternoon of the 21st.

The official website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

　　According to the official website of China Eastern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. is one of the three major state-owned backbone airlines in China and the first Chinese airline company to be listed in New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

　　The February 2022 operating data released by China Eastern Airlines A shares shows that in February 2022, the company will introduce 1 A350 aircraft.

As of the end of February 2022, the Company operated a total of 752 aircraft, including 261 self-owned aircraft, 275 finance leased aircraft and 216 operating leased aircraft.

　　According to media reports, the MU5735 flight operated by China Eastern Airlines was a Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft.

Boeing 737-800 belongs to 737NG. Before the launch of 737MAX, it was the main model of Boeing's single-aisle. It is currently the most used Boeing passenger aircraft in China and one of the most popular single-aisle passenger aircraft in the world.

　　A media review found that in the five years from 2016 to 2020, Boeing 737-800 models suffered several serious accidents.

　　In addition, the Civil Aviation Administration of China introduced in February this year that as of February 19, 2022, the continuous safe flight time of China's civil aviation transport aviation exceeded 100 million hours.

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