Antonis Mavropoulos said he learned of the crash outside Addis Ababa as he waited to board a later flight. “The officer told me not to protest but to pray to God,” he wrote on Facebook.
By Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow March 12 at 2:34 PM Antonis Mavropoulos and Ahmed Khalid say they were supposed to be on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
The Boeing 737 Max 8, filled with 149 passengers and eight crew members, took off without them. Minutes later, it crashed — killing everyone on board. 10 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2019 - Η ΤΥΧΕΡΗ ΜΟΥ ΜΕΡΑ Τρέχοντας να προλάβω την πτήση ΕΤ 302 Αντίς Αμπέμπα - Ναϊρόμπι, που συνετρίβη 6... The Washington Post could not independently confirm the two men’s claims, and Ethiopian Airlines did not immediately respond to a request to verify their accounts. Mavropoulos and Khalid told their stories to multiple news organizations, including BBC and the National.
“When I reached Addis Ababa they told me to take the second flight, which is at 11 o’clock and I said it’s fine,” Khalid told the National. Mavropoulos was led to a police station for questioning, he wrote in his post, because the plane had crashed and he was the only one scheduled to board who hadn’t.“I’m grateful to live and that I have so many friends that made me feel their love,” Mavropoulos wrote in his post, which included a photo of what appears to be his boarding pass.
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