Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 had just taken off from capital Addis Ababa en route to Kenyan capital Nairobi when authorities lost contact with the Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft.
All 157 people onboard, 149 passengers and eight crew, were killed. A search and rescue operation is under way but the airline has confirmed there were no survivors.
Among the dead, Ethiopian has confirmed, were seven Britons and one Irish national. The dead ranged across 35 different nationalities, the largest proportion being Kenyan.
