The flight route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, to Nairobi, Kenya, is sometimes referred to as a “U.N. shuttle” because of how often United Nations staff members take it. On Sunday, when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff, killing more than 150 people, the plane had a particularly high concentration of United Nations employees: At least 19 staff members died in the crash, the United Nations said in a statement. The airline said the flight had passengers from at least 30 countries, some of whom were aid workers for other humanitarian organizations. The identities of many of the victims, including the Americans, have not been released.

Source: New York Times March 10, 2019 18:30 UTC