Ethiopian Airlines Jet Crashes
An Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed en route to Addis Ababa from Beirut (Lebanon). The body count is at 34 and rising. The plane was carrying 90 passengers and it doesn’t look good for any one potential survivors. The jet apparently crashed soon after take-off early this morning. Eye witnesses reporting to the BBC, saw a “ball of fire”. The weather in Lebanon has been very stormy in the past few days.
Ethiopian Airlines is one Africa’sitting best airlines with extensive routes from one extremity to the other of Africa as well as the rest of the world. Addis Ababa is a major East African hub. The plane that crashed was a Boeing 737-800 with a capacity to carry 189 passengers. Ethiopian Airlines has a very good safety record and only operates Boeings, in fact they just put in a big order for greater degree planes. They’re certainly not one of those shaky airlines that use old Russian cargo planes. At this time, no foul play is suspected.
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