Investigation after fatal seaplane crash near Shanghai
An investigation is underway into the cause of a seaplane crash near Shanghai which claimed at least five lives.
The nine-seater Cessna 208B propeller seaplane, operated by Joy General Aviation, was on a first test flight when it crashed into a highway bridge just minutes after taking off.
Eight passengers were onboard, including a journalist and cameraman for a local TV station reporting on the maiden flight.
Authorities have not yet released the names of the dead and the remaining five people onboard were taken to hospital.
Joy General touts itself as the first company in China to widely use amphibious aircraft but was using this particular type of aircraft for the first time, The Shanghai Daily reported.
The company offers short sightseeing flights for tourists and charters to nearby islands.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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