The black box from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has been recovered, the country's state-affiliated broadcaster reported.

One Irishman and seven Britons were among the 157 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737 Max-8 jet which came down shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

South Korea is now conducting special inspections of two planes of the same model in the fleet of one of its budget carriers.

In Britain, holiday operator Tui Airways has ordered 32 Max aircraft as part of a major fleet overhaul and took delivery of its first Max 8 in December.

Scandinavian airline Norwegian, which serves London Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh in the UK, has 18 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.

On Sunday, a grieving father said he had “never wanted” his “soft and loving” daughter to be on the doomed plane, as it emerged there were no survivors.

Joanna Toole was one of seven Britons and an Irish citizen who perished when the plane, which was only months old, crashed just six minutes after take off.