Southend Airport has been shut until further notice after small medical aircraft crashed before bursting into flames.
At the time of the incident, the Beech B200 Super King Air was heading to Netharlands following its departure at 3:45pm.
“All flights to and from the airport have been cancelled while police, emergency services and air accident investigators are attending the incident.
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We ask that any passengers due to travel tomorrow (Monday) via London Southend Airport contact their airline for information and advice.
Our thoughts are with those affected by today’s events and all passengers impacted by this disruption.
We will restart flight operations as soon as possible and will continue to update the public on developments.” read the statement.
At the time of the incident, it not clear whether there was any patient onboard.
