All 149 passengers and eight crew on board an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed on Sunday morning have been confirmed dead. The jet, which was Nairobi-bound, crashed six minutes after take off.
The Ethiopian Airlines Corporate Communications Director Asrat Begashaw said there were 33 nationalities on board, and the airline is due to hold a press conference shortly.
The Boeing 737 passenger jet, which was new, is said to have had 149 passengers with eight crew on board.
The airline, in a statement, said the plane left Addis Ababa before the accident at Bishoftu.
"The aircraft B-737-800MAX with registration number ET-AVJ, took off at 8.38am local time from Addis Ababa, Bole International Airport, and lost contact at 8.44am," the airline said in a statement.
“At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible casualties.”
President Uhuru Kenyatta took to Twitter to offer his condolence message, saying, "We are saddened by the news of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger aircraft that is reported to have crashed 6 minutes after takeoff en route to Kenya. My prayers go to all the families and associates of those on board."
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed also sent condolences to the affected families.
Deputy President William Ruto said, "Saddened by news of an incident involving an Ethiopian Airlines scheduled flight to Nairobi this morning with 149 passengers and 8 crew. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families whose loved ones were on board."
AU Envoy Raila Odinga said, "My deeply felt condolences to the people of Ethiopia following the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines plane. My prayers are with the families and relatives of victims."
On his Twitter page, he said, “The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it’s deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on regular scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya this morning”.
SAD NEWS 🔥 Ethiopian Airliner Crashes on Way to Kenya with 157 people on board. The second one being the most disastrous just happening recently Ethiopian Airlines’ flight en-route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa capital city has gone down with more than 140 passengers on board. Reports reaching indicated the ill-fated aircraft crashed on the morning of Sunday, March 10 ,2019.
According to the airline, aircraft B-737-800MAX with registration number ET-AVJ took off at 8.38am local time from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and lost contact at 8.44am, which is about sixminutes after takeoff. The flight is believed to have had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline says. A spokesman said the crash happened at 08.44 local time on Sunday, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital.Ethiopian Airliner Crashes on Way to KenyaPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed tweeted his "deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones".An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.
The flight had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, Reuters news agency reports.
The second one being the most disastrous just happening recently Ethiopian Airlines’ flight en-route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa capital city has gone down with more than 140 passengers on board. Reports reaching indicated the ill-fated aircraft crashed on the morning of Sunday, March 10 ,2019.
According to the airline, aircraft B-737-800MAX with registration number ET-AVJ took off at 8.38am local time from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and lost contact at 8.44am, which is about sixminutes after takeoff. The flight is believed to have had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline says. A spokesman said the crash happened at 08.44 local time on Sunday, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital.
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