The plane heading to Lusaka, Zambia, had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike during departure.

The plane landed back safely. All ninety-six passengers remained safe.

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The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Nairobi, Kenya, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Manager of Moi International Airport, Yatich Kagungo, confirmed that the Boeing 737-800 plane, en route from Delhi, India to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, was diverted after running low on fuel. “We were alerted that the plane experienced low fuel gauge as it entered Kenyan airspace, we had to arrange for emergency landing in Mombasa as nearest airport .It was very successful,” he said.

None of the 38 passengers aboard was hurt.

The aircraft later resumed its journey after re-fuelling.

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Kenya Airways has had 135 incidents between January and March of this year. Incidents include “passengers falling sick on the plane, a tear on the carpet or even a bird flying into the plane.”

The Airline’s IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) was renewed in October 2007 and is valid for a period of two years. Out of 193 African carriers, 20 are certified.

The probe of the Douala, Cameroon crash is ongoing.

The video below is of last year’s crash.

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