Tragic news came from China on Thursday, March 2022. Where the Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane crashed in the mountains of Guangxi, China. This tragic news immediately shocked the public.
It is known that this plane carried 133 passengers, but until now the news about the crew and passengers is still mysterious. It is not known exactly how they are now. Of all the passengers, are there Indonesian citizens? This is clearly a separate question for Indonesian netizens.
The crash of this plane clearly caused a public commotion, because the CCTV footage showed a Boeing plane in free fall with a sharp downward swooping position.
It is known from the cctv media, the rescue team is on its way to the crash site of the Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane.
Unfortunately, it is not known with certainty what caused the 6-year-old plane to crash.
Previously, this Boeing aircraft made a China Eastern flight from Kunming to Guangzhou at 13:11 local time. This is known from data FlightRadar24.
The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 3,225 feet at a speed of 376 knots. The plane was supposed to land at 3:05 p.m. However, this did not happen because the Boeing plane was in free fall in the mountains of China.
According to the Aviation Safety Network, China's last fatal jet crash occurred in 2010.
At the time of the fatal jet crash, 44 of the 96 people died when the regional Embraer E-190 jet crashed while approaching Yichun airport in low visibility. The jet that crashed in 2010 was flown by Henan Airlines.
From the video shown by The Sun, the plane seemed to dive freely downwards and then a loud bang was heard. After the sound of the explosion, suddenly a large fire appeared and even caused black smoke from the crash site. Residents were seen running towards the location to save passengers.
Check Indonesian Citizens
Hearing this tragic news, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemlu RI) through a spokesman (spokesperson) Teuku Faizasyah said that his party was still checking whether or not the Indonesian citizens were added to the manifest list of the crashed plane.
Currently, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Guangzhou is trying to find information regarding the presence or absence of Indonesian citizens in the plane's manifest list.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that there are no Indonesian citizens on the plane's manifest list with flight number MU5735, because the flight is a domestic flight.
"Because domestic flights are not expected to have Indonesian citizens. However, it is being confirmed with the Consulate General in Guangzhou," said Faizasyah as quoted from The Newbie on Monday, March 21, 2022.
No Signs of Life
Regarding this tragic event, Chinese media reported that there were no signs of life after the crash of the Boeing 737-800 belonging to China Eastern Airlines.
The People's Daily media quoted an official from the provincial fire department as saying that there was no sign of life among the scattered debris from the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane.
Not only that, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said that the plane was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew.
An emergency team has been dispatched to the crash site. Chinese media quoted a rescue worker as saying that the plane was completely destroyed.
Flight tracking ended at 2:22 p.m. local time at 3,225 feet at a speed of 376 knots. The plane was supposed to land at 3:05 p.m. local time.
According to FlightRadar24 data, the plane had flown at an altitude of 29,100 feet. About two minutes and 15 seconds later, the plane's altitude dropped to 9,075 feet.
20 seconds later, flight tracking managed to find the last altitude of the plane. Where the Boeing 737-800 is at an altitude of 3,225 feet.
Chinese President Xi Jinping immediately responded to the accident.
Xi asked investigators to find out the cause of the crash as soon as possible and to ensure "absolute" flight safety, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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