Greek Man Spared From Ethiopia Airlines Crash That Killed 157

Greek Man Spared From Ethiopia Airlines Crash That Killed 157
An Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner jet is pictured ahead of its take off at Addis Ababa's Bole International Airport on April 27, 2013. Jenny Vaughan/AFP/Getty Images
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A Greek man said he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing plane that crashed minutes after takeoff, claiming the lives of all 157 on board, but he was two minutes late for boarding.

Antonis Mavropoulos, president of the non-profit organization International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), was due to attend the U.N. Environment Programme’s annual assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Athens News Agency.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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