'No survivors' from crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight: State broadcaster
Reuters | Updated: Mar 10, 2019, 16:51 ISTHighlights
- The plane, on a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, crashed shortly after take off
- The crash occurred 62 km southeast of Ethiopian capital
File photo an Ethiopian airplane (AP photo)
NAIROBI: There were no survivors from an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the state broadcaster said on Sunday.
"There are no survivors onboard the flight, which carried passengers from 33 countries," said state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, quoting an unidentified source at the airline.
Flight ET 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometres southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, the airline said, confirming the plane was a Boeing 737-800 MAX.
"It is confirmed it happened 8.44 (am)," said the spokesman who did not give his name.
The Ethiopian prime minister's official Twitter account on Sunday expressed condolences to families of those lost in the crash.
"The office of the PM, on behalf of government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it's deepest condolences to the families that have lost their loved ones on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on regular scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya this morning," the PM's office said on Twitter.
"There are no survivors onboard the flight, which carried passengers from 33 countries," said state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, quoting an unidentified source at the airline.
Flight ET 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometres southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, the airline said, confirming the plane was a Boeing 737-800 MAX.
"It is confirmed it happened 8.44 (am)," said the spokesman who did not give his name.
The Ethiopian prime minister's official Twitter account on Sunday expressed condolences to families of those lost in the crash.
"The office of the PM, on behalf of government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it's deepest condolences to the families that have lost their loved ones on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on regular scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya this morning," the PM's office said on Twitter.
The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it’s deepest condol… https://t.co/RRFNBM8YIS
— Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia (@PMEthiopia) 1552204203000Download The Times of India News App for Latest World News.
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