By US States World Media says there are no survivors after Ethiopian Airlines to Nairobi went down
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and 18 crew members aboard, the carrier said. There were no survivors indicated to the state supporter.
The flight left Bole airplane terminal in Addis Ababa for Nairobi at 8.38am time (06.38 GMT), yet lost contact with the control tower a few minutes after the fact 8.44am.
“There are no survivors locally available the flight, which conveyed passengers from 33 nations,” the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation stated, citing an unidentified source at the carrier.
The dead included 32 Kenyans from Kenya, 18 students, nine Ethiopians from Ethiopia, eight Italians from Italia, eight Chinese citizens from multi-nations, eight US citizens from US States, six British citizens, six French citizens, six Egyptians from Egypt, five Dutch citizens, four Indians, four Slovakians, three Austrians, three Swedes, three Russians, two Moroccans, two Spaniards, two Poles and two Israelis, according to Tewolde Gebremariam, the Cheif Executive of Ethiopian Airlines.
Flight ET 302 smashed close to the town of Bishoftu, 39 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital, the airline stated, including that the aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 MAX, (registration number ET-AVJ).
US States World says That demonstrates number does not exist, in any case, and different aviation websites later recognized it as a new 737 MAX 8, a similar model that slammed in Indonesia in October, killing 189.
The flight had unsteady vertical speed after takeoff, the flight tracking website Flightradar24 said on its Twitter channel.
By US States World Many people were holding up at the door at Nairobi airport, with no data from the authorities. “We’re waiting for my mum. We’re just hoping she took a different flight or was deferred. She’s not getting up her telephone,” stated Wendy Otieno.
“No, we haven’t seen anybody from the airline or the airport,” he told Reuters more than three hours after the flight had been lost. “No one has told us anything. We are just standing here seeking for the best.”
The Ethiopian PM's office sent condolences by Twitter to the families of those lost in the accident.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and 18 crew members aboard, the carrier said. There were no survivors indicated to the state supporter.
The flight left Bole airplane terminal in Addis Ababa for Nairobi at 8.38am time (06.38 GMT), yet lost contact with the control tower a few minutes after the fact 8.44am.
“There are no survivors locally available the flight, which conveyed passengers from 33 nations,” the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation stated, citing an unidentified source at the carrier.
The dead included 32 Kenyans from Kenya, 18 students, nine Ethiopians from Ethiopia, eight Italians from Italia, eight Chinese citizens from multi-nations, eight US citizens from US States, six British citizens, six French citizens, six Egyptians from Egypt, five Dutch citizens, four Indians, four Slovakians, three Austrians, three Swedes, three Russians, two Moroccans, two Spaniards, two Poles and two Israelis, according to Tewolde Gebremariam, the Cheif Executive of Ethiopian Airlines.
Flight ET 302 smashed close to the town of Bishoftu, 39 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital, the airline stated, including that the aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 MAX, (registration number ET-AVJ).
US States World says That demonstrates number does not exist, in any case, and different aviation websites later recognized it as a new 737 MAX 8, a similar model that slammed in Indonesia in October, killing 189.
The flight had unsteady vertical speed after takeoff, the flight tracking website Flightradar24 said on its Twitter channel.
By US States World Many people were holding up at the door at Nairobi airport, with no data from the authorities. “We’re waiting for my mum. We’re just hoping she took a different flight or was deferred. She’s not getting up her telephone,” stated Wendy Otieno.
“No, we haven’t seen anybody from the airline or the airport,” he told Reuters more than three hours after the flight had been lost. “No one has told us anything. We are just standing here seeking for the best.”
The Ethiopian PM's office sent condolences by Twitter to the families of those lost in the accident.
A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 collided into the Java Sea soon after takeoff from Jakarta on 29 October, killing all 189 people.
According to US States World, The plane is the most recent variant of the 737, the world smashes modern passenger aircraft and considered one of the industry’s most dependable.
By US States World State-possessed Ethiopian is one of the greatest bearers in Africa by fleet size. It said previously that is expected to convey 10.6 million passengers last year. Its last major accident was in January 2010, when a departure from Beirut went down shortly after departure.
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