The crash was strikingly similar to that of a Lion Air jet in Indonesian seas last year, killing 189 people. "Ethiopian Airlines is one of the safest airlines in the world. At the Addis Ababa airport, a woman called a mobile number in vain. Sunburned travelers and tour groups crowd the Addis Ababa airport's waiting areas, along with businessmen from China, Gulf nations and elsewhere. A list of the dead released by Ethiopian Airlines included passengers from China, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Israel, India and Somalia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2019 08:15 UTC