All the passengers and crew reported safe
Borkena
Toronto – A Dubai-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight was redirected back to Addis Ababa half an hour after takeoff from Bole International Airport , Addis Ababa, on Saturday. The incident occurred due to a reported technical issue.
The plane departed at approximately 11:21 P.M., with a scheduled arrival time of 4:10 A.M. local time in Dubai. Ethiopian Airlines operates about 39 flights weekly on this route.
The flight safely returned to Addis Ababa, and all passengers were evacuated without incident. According to reports, standard evacuation procedures were followed.
Ethiopian Airlines released a statement confirming the incident but did not provide details about the nature of the “technical problem” encountered during the flight.
The airline’s brief statement reads as follows:
“Statement
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 612 from Addis Ababa to Dubai experienced a technical issue approximately 30 minutes after takeoff on December 14, 2024. As a precautionary measure, the aircraft returned to Addis Ababa and landed safely.
For safety reason, all passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft safely following the standard emergency procedure.
The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew remain our highest priority.
We sincerely apologize to our esteemed passengers for the inconvenience caused. We commend our crew for handling the incident professionally.
The technical issue is currently under investigation.
Ethiopian Airlines
A Star Alliance Member ”
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Praise The Lord, The Almighty Our Creator that the plain has landed safe and with no one harmed.
Meanwhile, I want to interject something here that has nothing to do with the affairs of the old country. It is what is heading towards our dear African brothers and sisters in Mozambique. A very intense typhoon Chido is at their doorstep with winds gusting at 160 miles per hour. It could be heading to Malawi and Zimbabwe after that. The same system had killed several people in Mayotte already. Let’s have our African kin and kit in our thoughts and prayers.
Btw, a longtime friend called me this morning to say hello and asked me if I have heard or read of what might have happened to our daughters who moved to Lebanon for better opportunities. I told him I have heard nothing about their fate during the Hezbollah-Israeli war. He is as worried for them as I am. But every media outlet in our Diaspora has been tone deaf about it but rather continuing to be platforms and sounding boards for those who are pushers of hate. We have turned our hearts given to us by our caring fathers into hearts of steel. O my daughters!!! You are in my daily prayers! I hope The Almighty Our Creator has been blanketing you from any harm during the bloodletting. Woe my daughters! Woe! Woe! Woe!!!