Incidents and Accidents
On October 2, 1990, Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 from Xiamen to Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-200 jetliner, was hijacked shortly after take-off and later crashed into Baiyun International Airport, hitting another two aircraft and killing 128 people.
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