A Nairobi to Heathrow flight was on Thursday, October 12 intercepted by RAF fighters and diverted to Stansted Airport over a potential security threat.
Following the incident, Kenya Airways released a statement explaining the chronology of events.
Here is the Full Statement of what transpired:
We received a security alert on the 12th Oct 2023 at approximately 10:30am, from the UK Security agencies. This threat has since been established to have low credibility.
We immediately alerted the relevant KQ Operations team including the crew onboard. The crew then took the necessary security measures as per our operating manuals.
No security incident occurred during or after the flight. âš« The aircraft landed safely at London Stansted Airport, the incident has been stood down and the airport is open and is operating as normal.
The security agencies cleared the aircraft and will be departing for London Heathrow to resume normal operations.
“We sincerely regret the inconvenience to our passengers and crew and would like to thank them for their patience,” Kenya Airways stated.
“We would also like to thank our crew for their professionalism during this incident.
We will provide any necessary counseling support and will communicate directly to our passengers on how they receive it,” it added.
