A recent aeroplane crash reminded me of something that has been bugging me for sometime. I have been watching over the last decade as a need to seems to have developed to state the nationality of the deceased. Maybe they did it before and I had not noticed. But I think it is strange. I guess it falls into the category of, should I be worried. If I am an Australian and there are no dead Australians, then I need not worry that one of the dead may not be someone I know. Perhaps there is more to it than that? I think that the whole thing is a bit tragic. Maybe you can feel safe travelling if the planes that crash only have non-Australians on board?
Ethiopian Airlines issued the following passenger list:[24]
| Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lebanon |
51 | – | 51 |
 Ethiopia |
23 | 8 | 31 |
 United Kingdom |
2 | – | 2 |
 Canada |
1 | – | 1 |
 France |
1 | – | 1 |
 Iraq |
1 | – | 1 |
 Russia |
1 | – | 1 |
 Syria |
1 | – | 1 |
 Turkey |
1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 82 | 8 | 90 |