There are no survivors in the Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737 crash enroute to Nairobi from Addis Ababa as confirmed by local broadcasters.
The Ethiopian Airline had 149 passengers and 8 crew members before it lost contact 6 minutes after take-off.
Offering his condolences was Ethiopia Prime Minister who 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.”
In an earlier statement from the airline, they confirmed the Boeing 737 left Bole International Airport at 8:38 am and at 8:44 am it lost contact.
Search and rescue operations were already in progress as Ethiopian Airline staff were to join the teams to confirm possible survivors and casualties.
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The 157 passengers are confirmed to be of 33 nationalities.
Ethiopian Airline previously confirmed to be establishing an information center and telephone number will be released to family and friends of the ET 302 arline.