An aircraft hangar in the Ethiopian capital was filled with the white roses as a...
ADDIS ABABA - An aircraft hangar in the Ethiopian capital was filled with the white roses as aviation staff gathered on Sunday to remember the two pilots and six crew, who perished along with 149 passengers in the Ethiopia Airlines crash a week ago.
Weeping women held slender single stems in their shaking hands and banks of the flowers, traditionally used to mark the passing of lives, were placed in front of a row of empty coffins at the ceremony. “Our deep sorrow cannot bring them back,” an Orthodox priest in a traditional black turban and black robes told the crowd.At least the crash had taken place in Ethiopia - the holy land - he said, prompting “amens” from the crowd.
Both crashes involved the same model of plane - a Boeing 737 MAX 8 - causing aviation authorities to ground the model around the world after last week’s accident.In the aircraft hangar, a banner offered “deepest condolences and comfort” to the families of the deceased crew.“He was a really nice person, a good person, all the words you can find to talk about a good person apply. He was a very kind human being,” she said, before dissolving in tears.
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