China Southern Airlines Flight 3943
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China Southern Airlines
Flight 3943 (CZ3943) was a flight from Guangzhou
to Guilin
, People's Republic of China
. It crashed on descent to Guilin Airport, killing all 141 aboard. It was the worst accident involving a Boeing 737-300 at the time.
China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried...
Flight 3943 (CZ3943) was a flight from Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
to Guilin
Guilin
Guilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It crashed on descent to Guilin Airport, killing all 141 aboard. It was the worst accident involving a Boeing 737-300 at the time.