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Nairobi flights halted after plane crash | Nairobi flights halted after plane crash |
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Flights into Kenya's main airport have been suspended after a passenger plane crash-landed on the runway in the capital Nairobi. | Flights into Kenya's main airport have been suspended after a passenger plane crash-landed on the runway in the capital Nairobi. |
No deaths or injuries have been reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Sunday. | No deaths or injuries have been reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Sunday. |
The Kenyan Airports Authority said the Fokker 50 turboprop plane carrying six people had touched down on its belly after the landing gear failed. | The Kenyan Airports Authority said the Fokker 50 turboprop plane carrying six people had touched down on its belly after the landing gear failed. |
All flights into Nairobi were being diverted to the port city of Mombasa. | |
Later on Sunday, airport officials said that the plane had been removed and the runway reopened. | |
The aircraft had been flying from the north-eastern town of Wajir when it made the emergency landing. | The aircraft had been flying from the north-eastern town of Wajir when it made the emergency landing. |
The Jomo Kenyatta airport is one of the busiest airports in east and central Africa, acting as an important transport hub for both passengers and goods across the continent. | The Jomo Kenyatta airport is one of the busiest airports in east and central Africa, acting as an important transport hub for both passengers and goods across the continent. |
It serves a daily average of 19,000 passengers from Africa, Europe and Asia, according to the Kenyan Airports Authority. | It serves a daily average of 19,000 passengers from Africa, Europe and Asia, according to the Kenyan Airports Authority. |
A huge fire caused by an electrical fault forced it to close for several days in August 2013. | A huge fire caused by an electrical fault forced it to close for several days in August 2013. |
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