Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashes near Addis Ababa [View all]
Source: CNN
(CNN)An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 heading to the Kenyan capital Nairobi has crashed near Addis Ababa, the airline said on Sunday morning.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800MAX with flight number ET 302, lost contact soon after taking off at 08:38 am local time from Bole International Airport in the Ethiopian capital, the airline said in a press statement. It went down around around Bishoftu, south east of Addis Ababa. The airline believes there were 149 passengers and 8 crew members on board.
"At this time search and rescue operatons are in progress and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible causalities."
"Ethiopian Airlines staff will be sent to the accident scene and will do everything possible to assist the emergency services," the airline added.
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Hoping for the best...
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