Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes near Addis Ababa

The New York Times

March 10, 2019 10:51 AM

An Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying more than 150 people crashed early Sunday on its way from Ethiopia to Kenya, the airline said.

A Boeing 737 aircraft with the Ethiopian Airlines livery. A similar plane, carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members, crashed on Sunday.CreditCreditSimon Maina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Flight 302, a Boeing 737, was believed to be carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members on its way to Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.

It took off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, at 8:38 a.m. local time and lost contact six minutes later, the airline said.

The plane is believed to have gone down near Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, the airline said in a statement.

The airline said it had not confirmed any casualties or whether there were any survivors.

The prime minister’s office expressed its condolences on Twitter.

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