Fog disrupts KQ flights, forces diversions
KQ diverts two regional flights to Kilimanjaro Airport due to fog and reduced visibility at JKIA, flights later landed safely in Nairobi...
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Thick fog at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday morning caused Kenya Airways to temporarily divert two regional flights.
- Flights KQ739 from Malawi and KQ709 from Zimbabwe were diverted to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania.
- Kenya Airways confirmed the diversions were due to reduced visibility.
- Both aircraft later safely returned to Nairobi after weather conditions improved.
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