London Southend Airport will partially reopen for a "small number of flights" three days after a small plane crashed, killing four people who were on board. The medical flight, chartered for a patient to be transported for treatment in the UK, crashed within the airport boundary shortly after take-off on Sunday.

The crash saw a medical flight, chartered for a patient to be brought to the UK for treatment, come down within the airport boundary shortly after take off on Sunday.

London Southend Airport has set out a timeline for reopening after a fatal plane crash that killed four passengers. The airport has been closed since Sunday afternoon (July 13) when a light aircraft crashed within the site boundary.