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Yemen Airline Flight 626 Passenger List, 93 Bodies Recovered
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by Tina Kells | June 30, 2009 at 08:51 am
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The Yemen Airline plane crash on June 30, 2009 came just one month after the Air France Flight 447 that killed all 228 people on board. This marks the second major aviation accident for the people of France in 30 days. 61 of the people killed in the Flight 447 crash were French nationals. On the Yemen Airline crash, 66 passengers were from France.
Please note this is not yet a complete list and is being updated regularly. If you see a name reported in the media that is not yet mentioned here please put it in the comment stream with a link to your source.
See a photo gallery of Flight 626 relatives gathering at the airport in Sana'a.
Read a copy of the first press release on the plane crash as reported by local media in Yemen.
The Paris airports authority said 66 French nationals were aboard the plane, which was flying the final leg of a trip from Paris and Marseille to Comoros via Yemen.
An official passenger list for Yemen Airline Flight 626 has not yet been released. A list of names will be compiled here as media reports from the friends and family of passengers can be found. There were 11 crew and 142 passengers on the Yemeni Airlines Flight. It has also been confirmed that at least three of the passengers were infants.
The official number on board as issued by Yemen Airways is 153; 139 adult passengers, 3 infants and 11 crew,
So far the nationalities of 133 of the people on board Yemen Airline Flight 626 are known:
- France - 66
- Comoros - 54
- Yemen - 6
- Ethiopia - 2
- Morocco - 2
- Canada - 1
- Indonesia - 1
- Palestine - 1
- The Philippines - 1
The nationalities of the 93 bodies recovered from the scene:
- France - 26
- Comoros - 54
- Yemen - 6
- Morocco - 2
- Canada - 1
- Ethiopia - 1
- Indonesia - 1
- Palestine - 1
- The Philippines - 1
The authorities have identified the nationalities of 93 passengers in addition to the crew of the airplane and part of the airplane wreckage has been recovered. Among the nationalities identified were 26 Frenchmen, 54 Comorian, 6 Yemenis, a Canadian, a Philippines, an Indonesian, two Moroccan, and an Ethiopian.
Known survivors of Yemeni Airways Flight 626 (list is ongoing)
The name of the Captain on Flight 626 has been released and there were early reports that he may be a second survivor. Reports that Captain Khaled Hajeb may be one of two people known to have survived the plane crash have since been dismissed.
"A survivor was found in a state of shock," said Adul Rahman, without mentioning what national he was.
Unconfirmed information says here the survivor was the captain Khaled Hajeb, who was born in the city of Aden in 1964. Hajeb, who was among the hostages in Mombai, last November, is a father of three children, two daughters and son.
Nationalities of Flight 626 Crew
- Yemen - 6
- Ethiopia - 2 (females)
- Morocco - 2 (females)
- The Philippines -1 (female)
Two female Moroccans, two Ethiopian women and one Filipina were among the crew members on board the Yemenia airliner that crashed off the Comoros on Tuesday, a Yemeni investigations committee said.
The six other crew members were Yemenis, including the captain, a committee representative said.
Flight 626 Passenger List: Names
- Captain Khaled Hajeb (YEM)
- Co-Captain Ali Atef (YEM)
- Flight Engineer - Ali Salem Al Qubati (YEM)
- Bahia Bakari - aka Bakari Baya (FR - SURVIVOR)
- Mother of Bahia Bakari (FR - name not released)
- Ensumata Abdoulghani (CAN)
The plane, Yemenia Airways Flight 626, was carrying 142 passengers and 11 crew members from the Yemeni capital of Sana to Moroni, on the main island of Grand Comore. The flight originated in Paris and stopped in Marseille before continuing to Yemen, where passengers and crew switched planes to an Airbus A310-300.
The plane crashed while descending to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport in Moroni in heavy winds, the Yemeni authorities said. The crash site was 12 miles from the coast, an airline official said.
Contact information for Canadians who think they may know one of the Flight 626 passengers:
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Canadians who believe they may have had a family member or friend on board should call the department at1-613-9...
, or toll-free at
A help line has been established in France for the families of the 66 French nationals on board Flight 626. (Translation from original French by Google translate) Contact details:
This number allows families of victims of the crash of the Airbus A310 to receive a psychological and legal assistance: 08.842.846.37.
For information directly from Yemen Airways please call by phone at customer care: +9671250800 or call the emergency line: +9671250833
No official passenger list or other incident specific information has yet been provided on the Yemen Airways website. The only mention of the Flight 626 is in a banner at the top of the page that describes the plane as "missing" and offers the above noted contact information.
Yemenia regrets to announce the missing of its flight No. IY626 from Sana’a to Moroni with 142 passengers and 11 crew onboard ِAirbus 310-300 for more information contact the call center at
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at 15:30 on June 30th, 2009
one of the crew is a friend of mind she is a filipino..we worked together for two years in yemenia...and now she is gone..this is yemenia's fault!
at 10:46 on July 1st, 2009
Can you please tell me the name of the Phillipino crew member? I am in America and our exchange student was an ailine stewardess on Yeaman flights. Do you know the name of the phillipino on this flight? Please respond.
at 08:14 on July 2nd, 2009
her name is camille lou castillo libron. we were schoolmates. her older brother is my classmate.
at 15:36 on July 13th, 2009
You need to contact me, please. cesar_marcos70@yahoo.com.mx
at 23:32 on July 1st, 2009
Hi,
I've read your comment about the yemen plane crashed. Im more conceren of one of the crew who was a filipina. I just want to confirm if her name is Bio Libron? We are very close especially her mother. Please feed me back .
Thank you and best regards
Virgie
at 10:46 on July 2nd, 2009
Hi I was a flight attendant too with yemenia air during the 1984-89 was a Senior FA too.
do you have the other names of crew members on board. Its so sad to know that 1 of them is a filipina and Im sure i might know some of the crew memebers. do you know a Roselle ? Which batch are you?
thanks pls. e mail me I might know you too.
at 16:33 on July 2nd, 2009
hi,
i know roselle. who are you. i would love to know who you are. as during 87, i started working with this company also. reply
at 23:15 on July 2nd, 2009
Hi! I guess it is a small world. I was in Yemenia too 1984 - 1990. I remember Roselle, I thing she stopped flying but was training the new crew. It really is sad news.
at 17:42 on July 3rd, 2009
hi.
i would love to know who you are, as we used to work for this airline. send me an email as to who you are thanks.
at 22:52 on July 7th, 2009
Hi! would love to know who you are, but don't have your email address to email you.
I presently live in the U.S. Any more updates about the crash???
at 17:44 on July 3rd, 2009
hi,
why dont you send me an email as i would love to know who you are. thanks
at 15:52 on June 30th, 2009
what's your friend's name?
good my friend is no longer in Yemenia.
I'm so sorry for your loss. But as an air hostess, you probably know that the aircraft won't be released if there's a tiny problem with the aircraft. I could probably say it's something to do with the weather.
I'm sorry really.....
have more safety flights dear.....
at 16:27 on June 30th, 2009
I lost my dear friend pilot Khaled Hajeb
at 16:32 on June 30th, 2009
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that.
at 10:38 on July 1st, 2009
The goodness of his soul will find home in the hearts of those whose lives he touched. Capt. Hajeb was not only my husband's close friend, he was a brother to him and to me. He was a good commander and friend. Thank you for being part of our lives. You will always be alive in our memory... Shabiboh and Shabibah loves you DEE DEE
at 16:55 on June 30th, 2009
i've been there...i've seen and experienced yemenia's flights..
safety of this aircraft is really poor.. its the worst aircraft of yemenia that they used in that flight IY626..(A310 juliet registration) the aircraft was grounded few weeks ago. and its always in technical problem..
i remember one time in abu dhabi we used the same aircraft(A310) and we couldn't take off and go back to sana'a because of the left wing flaps was not working...
with that weather,if they only used good aircraft this may not happened to them...
at 17:04 on June 30th, 2009
capt.Khaled Hajeb was one of the best capt.
rest in peace capt. you did your best...
and the rest of the cabin crew
roshien,zeinab,khadija,wisam,camille,richa,hamdi may you rest in peace..
at 23:01 on June 30th, 2009
confirmed na bout camille?
at 06:22 on July 1st, 2009
hi! I'm one of the cousin of camille, one of the hostess in that airline if they already discovered their body because we are still waiting for somebody to call us to give us some information
at 08:57 on July 13th, 2009
Hi: I'm very sorry about your lost, please give me your name and phone number so I can reach you. Maybe I can Help you.
at 05:12 on July 4th, 2009
it was the most sad thing to hear.i flew with yemenia in 2001 for 2 yrs n i lost a very dear friend Wisam in this crash.may everybody rest in peace my prayers to all of them n their family.
at 22:21 on July 7th, 2009
ONE ON SIDE YOU ARE DEGRADING YEMENIA AIRCRAFT AND ONE SIDE APPRECIATING THEIR CREW, AND BLESSING KHALED HAJEEB SOUL? WERE YOU WORKING WITH THEM BEFORE THAT YOU KNOW THE AIRCRAFT SO WELL?
IF SO YOU WERE WORKING WITH THEM AS EX-CREW THEN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF TO TARNISH COMPANYS IMAGE. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE COMPANY YOU MAY BE WORKING PRESENTLY WITH. BECAUSE YOU MAY BE TALKING ABOUT THEM ALSO. DO NOT SPIT IN THE PLATE WHICH YOU ATE .
at 17:45 on June 30th, 2009
she was my friend too. a very closed friend!
at 20:33 on June 30th, 2009
Yemenia,not Yemen Airline
at 23:28 on June 30th, 2009
may i know from authorities about aircraft age bar? this plane was 19 year old with 51000 hrs on air. thanks
at 00:02 on July 1st, 2009
I just want to be sure about Camille..."Biyo", she's my friend also. This is so unbelievable!
at 00:35 on July 1st, 2009
Camille "biyo" Libron was on the flight..only 1 survivor that is the 14 year old kid..
according to the capt. of yemenia who went there yesterday the body of the plane is already under water and so as the passengers and crews only the tail of the plane that is floating...
at 04:50 on July 1st, 2009
Groupe CFPNC training center from rabat Morocco from where KHADIJA and ZEINEB (Cabin Crew) gradued as flight attendant and also recruted by Yemenia.
We are sorry for you for all your crew member and passengers on that flight, , god blasse you and rest in peace.
at 03:16 on July 3rd, 2009
I met Khadija once allah yrhmha and she was a beautiful girl, she is my husband's cousin.... So sad thanx by the way
at 12:27 on July 1st, 2009
it's not confirmed that camille is dead already..wer still hoping that she's ok..she is very brave and all of them wer hoping they are alive so stop saying that they are dead unless they have shown thier bodies..we love them all and they are all good crew in yemenia...