Preliminary data suggested it was Flight MU5735 en route from Kunming to Guangzhou.
A passenger plane crashed in southern China on Monday, authorities stated, confirming media reports. According to an official statement, there were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.
A rescue operation is underway.
Meanwhile, a video allegedly depicting the crash has emerged online.
Kremlin: Putin Offers Confolences to Xi After Plane Crash in China
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over death of people following a plane crash, the Kremlin said.
The incident took place earlier in the day. According to The Civil Aviation Administration of China, 132 people — 123 passengers and nine crew members — were aboard the plane that crashed in the Guangxi region.
"Dear chairman, please accept my most sincere condolences in connection with the death of passengers and crew members of the aircraft flying from Kunming to Guangzhou," Putin said in a message to Xi, as quoted by the Kremlin.
13:18 GMT 21.03.2022
No Foreign Passengers Were on Board Boeing That Crashed in China, Reports Say
12:31 GMT 21.03.2022
US FAA Ready to Assist in Investigation of Boeing 737-800 Crash in China
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it is aware of reports of the crash of a Boeing 737-800 plane in China and is ready to assist in investigation if needed.
"The FAA is aware of reports that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane crashed this morning in China. The agency is ready to assist in investigation efforts if asked," it tweeted.
11:53 GMT 21.03.2022
China Eastern Airlines Suspends Flights of All Boeing 737-800 Aircraft After Plane Crash in Southern China, Reports Say
China Eastern airlines announced on Monday its decision to suspend all flights by its Boeing 737-800 aircraft after the plane crash in Southern China, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
The incident took place earlier in the day. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, 132 people — 123 passengers and nine crew members — were aboard. The authority activated the emergency response mechanism and sent a working group to the scene.
Planes currently in the air will also temporarily remain on the ground after completing their flights, the CCTV added.
Neither the authorities nor the airline company have yet reported preliminary versions of the cause of the disaster. The search and rescue operation continues.
10:26 GMT 21.03.2022
Xi Jinping 'Shocked' by Boeing 737 Crash in China, Calls to Intensify Search and Rescue Op
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was "shocked" by Monday's crash of a passenger plane carrying 132 people in the country's southwest and called for an investigation into the accident, state media reported.
"We are shocked to learn of the China Eastern MU5735 accident", state broadcaster CCTV reported Xi as saying, while he also called for "all efforts" towards the rescue and to find out the "cause of the accident as soon as possible".
10:08 GMT 21.03.2022
Watch Video of Plane Crash Published by Chinese Media
09:28 GMT 21.03.2022
Local Authorities Have No Info on Foreign Citizens on Board Boeing That Crashed in China - Russian Consulate
The Civil Aviation Administration of China on Monday confirmed the crash of a Boeing 737 aircraft in southern China with 132 people aboard, and deployed a special task force to the scene of the incident.
According to the authority, the plane operated by China Eastern Airlines that crashed in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, carried 123 passengers and nine crew members.
"The Civil Aviation Administration has activated the emergency response mechanism and sent a working group to the scene", a statement read.
The Consulate General of Russia in China told Sputnik that no data about Russian citizens aboard the aircraft has so far been reported.
08:48 GMT 21.03.2022
Emergency Protocol Enacted, and a Rescue Group's Been Dispatched to the Site of the Plane Crash - Authorities
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