KAA has clarified that the emergency situation reported at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was a simulated scenario conducted as part of a planned full-scale emergency exercise.
In a statement on June 11, KAA said the drill has since concluded successfully and that normal airport operations have resumed.
“The emergency situation earlier reported at JKIA was a simulated scenario conducted as part of a planned Full-Scale Emergency Exercise. The drill has been successfully concluded. Normal airport operations continue. We thank all stakeholders for their cooperation,” read part of the statement.
Earlier, KAA had announced that it was currently responding to an emergency situation at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
It said that the emergency response teams and relevant agencies had been activated to manage the incident in accordance with established safety procedures.
KAA confirmed that coordinated response efforts are underway at the airport, though it did not immediately provide further details on the nature or scale of the emergency.
“KAA is currently responding to an emergency situation at JKIA. Emergency response teams & agencies have been activated & are managing the situation in accordance with established emergency procedures,” read part of the statement.
The authority said additional updates will be issued as more information becomes available, as operations continue under emergency protocols.
KAA Confirms Emergency Situation at JKIA
According to the Kenya Red Cross, a crash landing was reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, prompting an emergency response from multiple agencies.
The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident, saying its first responders were en route to the scene to support ongoing rescue operations alongside Port Health Services and EMS Kenya ambulance services.
“An aircraft incident involving a crash landing has been reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Kenya Red Cross first responders are en route to the scene to support ongoing rescue operations, alongside Port Health Services and EMS Kenya ambulance services,” read the statement.
But later clarified that the situation was a simulated scenario conducted as part of a planned full-scale emergency exercise.
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Plane Crash That Have Been Reported Recently
This comes a month after commercial passenger plane on the Nairobi–Mandera route veered off the runway and ended up in surrounding vegetation at the Mandera Airstrip.
KAA confirmed that all passengers and crew aboard a domestic flight that experienced a runway excursion at Mandera Airstrip were safely evacuated, with no injuries reported.
In a statement on April 24, the authority said the aircraft, which had departed from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), veered off the runway during landing in the morning hours.
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The plane was carrying 32 passengers and four crew members at the time of the incident.
The incident prompted an emergency response, with all passengers and crew safely evacuated. Additionally, in March a passenger plane has crash-landed at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, triggering an emergency response.
Preliminary reports indicated that the aircraft that crashed on Friday, March 20, in the evening, registered as 5Y-BXI and operated by Aircraft Leasing Services (ALS), had been flying from Kisumu.
ALS was known for operating flights on behalf of humanitarian agencies, including the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It also operated flights on behalf of regional airlines in Kenya, such as Safarilink Aviation.
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