At least one airline had questioned the safety of night-time landings at the relatively new airport in north-east China where a passenger jet crashed and burned while trying to land at night on a fog-shrouded runway, killing 42 people and injuring 54, it was revealed today.

Aviation officials at a relatively new airport in north-east China searched through debris today for clues to why a passenger jet crashed and burned while trying to land on a fog-shrouded runway, killing 42 people and injuring 54 others.

AT least 42 people died when a passenger jet overshot a runway in north-east China yesterday and burst into flames.

At least 42 people died when a passenger jet overshot a runway in north-east China today and burst into flames.

An airliner with 91 people on board crashed in north-east China today.