Ethiopian Airlines´ CEO says he is hopeful the black box flight recorder from the plane that crashed into the sea on Monday will be found soon.
A frantic search operation was launched soon after the crash, for the 90 people on board. Passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore. But no survivors had been found by nightfall.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as rain lashed the coast and debris washed ashore. At least 34 bodies were recovered.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after taking off from Beirut International Airport. At least 20 bodies have been recovered from the crash site near the coastal village of Na´ameh.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 82 passengers and eight crew members fell into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Lebanon´s capital Beirut early Monday, the airlines confirmed.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane fell into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut airport on Monday, with 85 passengers on board, the Al-Jazeera TV channel reported.