The Madrid incident of China Eastern Airlines was an aviation accident on June 8, 20 10. At that time, flight MU5496, which was operated by China Eastern Airlines, took off from Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Airport and went to Balearic Air Force Base in Madrid. Due to the pilot's mistake, the crew and passengers were killed in Madrid. There were 18 passengers and 6 crew members on board, of which 12 passengers and 4 crew members were killed. The accident has aroused great concern of people in China, and also aroused great criticism of China Eastern Airlines.
The occurrence of China Eastern Airlines Madrid incident has also aroused people's concern about aviation safety, and at the same time, it has also promoted the improvement of China civil aviation airport safety management system to ensure aviation safety. After the accident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China strengthened the training and management of crew members and increased the safety education for crew members to ensure aviation safety.