Kenya
Passengers departing from Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport are facing delays as airlines rush to clear their backlogs.
This follows the temporary closure of the airport after an emergency landing of a Somali plane, which veered off the main runway.
PHOTO Beechcraft 1900C (5Y-BSI) runs off the runway on landing at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Kenya. (27-NOV-2016).
— Air Disasters (AirCrashMayday) November 27, 2016Yassinjumapic.twitter.com/nRMvdiLcdA
Flights were being diverted to other airports, including Mombasa nearly four hours after the incident.
The airport resumed operations some few hours after the closure and released a statement.
PHOTO Beechcraft 1900C (5Y-BSI) runs off the runway on landing at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Kenya. (27-NOV-2016).
— Air Disasters (AirCrashMayday) November 27, 2016Yassinjumapic.twitter.com/nRMvdiLcdA
Kenya Airports Authority said the plane had four people on board when it made the emergency landing.
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