Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 Crashed with 157 on Board

NAIROBI: An Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometers southeast of the capital Addis Ababa with 149 passengers and eight crew members onboard.

“Search and rescue operations are in progress and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible casualties,” the airline said in a statement.

State-owned Ethiopian Airlines is one of the biggest carrier on the continent by fleet size.

Flight ET 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometres southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, the airline said, confirming the plane was a Boeing 737-800 MAX, registration number ET-AVJ.

Pakistan Civil Aviation tweets and condoles the loss of lives to the families and friends in Ethiopia.

Meanwhile, Ethiopian Airlines issued a press statement