{"id":35374,"date":"2025-07-16T19:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=35374"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:32:59","slug":"airport-remains-shut-down-following-fireball-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=35374","title":{"rendered":"Airport remains shut down following fireball plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-39314\" class=\"post-39314 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>London Southend Airport remains closed following a fatal plane crash on Sunday, confirmed by chief executive Jude Winstanley. 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