A search and rescue operations is currently under way near the crash site around the town of Bishoftu, Ethiopia after a plane headed to Nairobi, Kenya crashed with 157 people on board.
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.— Office of the Prime Minister – Ethiopia (@PMEthiopia) March 10, 2019
The Ethiopian Airlines flight was travelling from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 157 people aboard.
“It is confirmed it happened 08.44,” said the spokesman who did not give his name.
The Boeing 737 plane carried 149 passengers and eight crew members. It was scheduled to depart Addis Ababa in Ethiopia at 08:15 and land in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at 10:25, according to Flight Radar, a website tracking air traffic.
#BREAKING #Ethiopia | 156 dead as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed near Addis Abeba airport (ADD) pic.twitter.com/qvWs2R4AOI— Horizon Intelligence (@_hozint) March 10, 2019