One Nigerian was among the 157 persons that lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airline crash on Sunday.

The Airline said it was still investigating the real cause of the fatal crash in a press conference held at its Headquarters this afternoon.

In a statement to DAILY POST, with attachment of the nationalities involved, the airline said, “It is too early to speculate the cause of the accident and further investigation will be carried out to find out the cause of the accident in collaboration with all stakeholders including the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and other international entities to maintain the international standard and information will be provided once the cause is identified.

“Ethiopian Airlines will provide all the necessary support to the families of the victims.”

A senior captain named Yared Getachew with a cumulative flight hour of more than 8000 and with a commendable performance was commanding the flight along with first officer Ahmed Nur Mohammod Nur who had a flight hour of 200.

149 passengers and 8 crew members were on board the flight. The victims were of 35 Nationalities.

The statement explained further that the “crashed B-737-800MAX airplane flew back to Addis from Johannesburg this morning to its yet another flight bound to Nairobi underwent a rigorous first check maintenance in February 04,2019.

“Ethiopian Airlines Group expresses its profound sorrow and deepest condolences to the families of the victims and their loved ones on the tragic plane accident,” it added.

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