[quote](BBC) -- An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after taking off from Beirut airport in Lebanon.
Lebanese aviation sources said the plane was heading for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and had 85 passengers on board.
Reuters news agency quotes airport sources as saying that about 50 of the passengers were Lebanese nationals.
The majority of the remaining passengers were Ethiopian, they add.
Thousands of Ethiopians are employed as domestic helpers in Lebanon.
The plane, believed to be a Boeing 737, reportedly disappeared from radar screens some five minutes after take-off in stormy weather.
The plane is said to have left Beirut shortly after its scheduled departure time of 0310 local time.
Residents who live near the coast are reported to have witnessed a plane on fire crashing into the sea. [/quote]
Its Air France flight 447 all over again.
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8478060.stm[/url]
Probably no Americans on board, so this wont get much news coverage.
That must have been a pretty turbulent experience.
[QUOTE=JDK721;19835694]That must have been a pretty turbulent experience.[/QUOTE]
Well uh, yeah it probably was.
Ethiopians have airliners?...
[QUOTE=w1z v2;19835836]Ethiopians have airliners?...[/QUOTE]
Ethiopian Airlines serves over 50 destinations worldwide and over 35 destinations within Ethiopia
[QUOTE=JDK721;19835694]That must have been a pretty turbulent experience.[/QUOTE]
That pun was just plane terrible. :banjo:
[QUOTE=lmaoboat;19835873]The pun was just plane terrible. :banjo:[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry. I admit that I bombed that one.
Oh geez, I hope they get search parties out quick, and Lebanon doesn't have advanced technologies to help survivors. I use to live in northern Lebanon by the cost before I moved to the U.S. And I've seen like 10 tornadoes in the sea at one time, the weather can be harsh there.
I'm Lebanese, and I was born in Beirut...
[QUOTE=JDK721;19835943]I'm sorry. I admit that I bombed that one.[/QUOTE]You failed to get off the ground with that failed pun.
The puns in this thread are really taking off quite horribly.
[QUOTE=Skyhawk;19836264]The puns in this thread are really taking off quite horribly.[/QUOTE]
The quality of the puns in this thread seem to be descending.
[QUOTE=w1z v2;19835836]Ethiopians have airliners?...[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://www.10paperairplanes.com/images/901-free-paper-airplane-instructions.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=JDK721;19835694]That must have been a pretty turbulent experience.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=JDK721;19835943]I'm sorry. I admit that I bombed that one.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Doug52392;19836182]You failed to get off the ground with that failed pun.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Skyhawk;19836264]The puns in this thread are really taking off quite horribly.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=JDK721;19836335]The quality of the puns in this thread seem to be descending.[/QUOTE]
[B]WHY[/B] must you do this
[QUOTE=KaIibos;19836524][B]WHY[/B] must you do this[/QUOTE]
If there were no news puns, then what would we do in here? [i]Talk about news?[/i]
Psssshhhh...
[QUOTE=Jund;19836560]If there were no news puns, then what would we do in here? [i]Talk about news?[/i]
Psssshhhh...[/QUOTE]
I'm talking about TERRIBLE news puns and the people that can't make a good one to save their lives but they do it anyway
All the plane crashes that have been happening recently have made sorta scared of flying...
[QUOTE=jordguitar;19835869]Ethiopian Airlines serves over 50 destinations worldwide and over 35 destinations within Ethiopia[/QUOTE]
Ethiopia has destinations?
Looks like jack and co didn't stop the plane crashing.
In before terrorists take credit.
Woah, I'm Ethiopian and I didn't even know airliners were based in Ethiopia!
Can't imagine the in-flight meal is very filling on Ethiopian Airlines.
[QUOTE=Split3ndz;19835618]Probably no Americans on board, so this wont get much news coverage.[/QUOTE]
That's not surprising.
It's getting lots of coverage here in TERRORIST LAND though.
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[QUOTE=MisterMooth;19837455]All the plane crashes that have been happening recently have made sorta scared of flying...[/QUOTE]
Compare those crashes with the amount of flights EVERY DAY
shit, that plane crashed after 2 minutes after takeoff?
damn
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;19837455]All the plane crashes that have been happening recently have made sorta scared of flying...[/QUOTE]
How do you feel about driving
1 place crash every few months
1 car crash every 5 seconds
[QUOTE=Comcastic;19836417][IMG]http://www.10paperairplanes.com/images/901-free-paper-airplane-instructions.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Ethiopians have paper?
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