Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes near Addis Ababa

10:51 - 10 March 2019

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

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.

Below are phone numbers for information

Airport emergency hotline
011 5 17 87 33
0115 17 47 35

For all information necessary
011 5 17 89 45
011 5 17 89 87
011 5 17 82 31
011 5 17 85 58
— Ethiopian Airlines (@flyethiopian) March 10, 2019

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.

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