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title: "London Southend Airport partially reopens after plane crash that killed four"
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# London Southend Airport partially reopens after plane crash that killed four

> London Southend Airport said on Wednesday that it had partially reopened after flights to and from the airport were suspended following a plane crash that killed four foreign nationals.

By Reuters · Published 17 July 2025, 00:25 SAST · Updated 17 July 2025, 00:25 SAST

## Key points
- In a twist worthy of a Hollywood script, a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air crashed shortly after takeoff from Southend Airport, prompting a temporary halt to flights but leaving just enough room for a few brave easyJet passengers to still take to the skies—while investigators prepare to play detective with the wreckage.
- A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Southend Airport, en route to the Netherlands.
- Southend Airport has reopened for a limited number of flights, including four easyJet arrivals.
- Normal operations are expected to resume by Thursday, following the incident.
- Investigators have completed searches and are now dismantling the aircraft for further examination.

## Content

A US-built Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane had been bound for the Netherlands on Sunday when it crashed shortly after takeoff.

Southend Airport, which is located about 35 miles east of the capital and used by easyJet EZJ.L to fly to European holiday destinations, reopened "for a small number of flights."

"Four easyJet flights will land at London Southend Airport this evening \[and\] Eastern Airways will also operate an empty positioning flight," the airport said in a statement on X.

Normal operations will resume from Thursday.

Police said in a separate update on Wednesday that searches by the Air Accident Investigation Branch were now complete and the aircraft was being "carefully dismantled to move into the next phase of the investigation."

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Diane Craft)