Pictured is the news conference after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 22, 2022. — Reuters pic
WUZHOU, March 22 — Investigations into the China Eastern Airlines crash face a “very high level” of difficulty due to the severe damage to the aircraft, an official from China’s aviation regulator said today.
Based on the current information available, authorities do not have a clear assessment of the cause of yesterday’s crash, Zhu Tao, director of aviation safety at the Civil Aviation Administration of China, told reporters at the first government briefing on the disaster. — Reuters