London Southend Airport remains closed after a deadly plane crash on Sunday, confirmed by chief executive Jude Winstanley.
The crash occurred shortly before 4:00 PM BST, when Essex Police responded to reports of a 12-metre aircraft engulfed in flames.
Zeusch Aviation, a Dutch airline, acknowledged that its SUZ1 flight was “involved in an incident” and stated it is working closely with investigators. The aircraft had flown from Athens, made a stop in Pula, Croatia, landed in Southend, and was due to return to Lelystad in the Netherlands.
Eyewitness John Johnson from Billericay described seeing the plane take off before sharply veering left. “In moments, it seemed to flip nearly upside down and slammed into the ground, erupting in a fireball,” he told the BBC.