Canada's major airlines are being inundated on social media with questions about the safety of their fleet in the wake of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
Last Updated Monday, March 11, 2019 4:02PM EDT
The crash, which killed all 157 aboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 -- including 18 Canadians -- has raised concerns over parallels to a Lion Air crash of the same model of aircraft in Indonesia last October, killing 189 people. "Flying in this country is one of the safest ways to travel. The statistics very, very clearly prove that."
Angie Hung, scheduled to take a WestJet flight June 5 from Calgary to Halifax en route to Scotland for a Spice Girls concert, was one of scores of Canadians asking airlines if they planned to ground the Max 8, the plane listed on her flight. The country's two largest airlines said they are confident in the safety of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and will continue to fly them.
"WestJet remains confident in the safety of our Boeing 737 fleet," spokeswoman Morgan Bell said in an email. The airline is "working with Boeing to ensure the continued safe operation of our Max fleet," she said.Sunwing Airlines also has four 737 aircraft, according to civil aircraft registrations.
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