Kenya Airways Plane headed to Rwanda was forced to abort a landing mission on Sunday December 17.
A statement from the national carrier indicated that it encountered harsh weather which affected visibility.
The flight made two attempts to land at the Kigali International Airport but they were unsuccessful forcing it to return to Nairobi.
“Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) confirms that on 17 December 2023 at approximately 07:45 hrs (East African Time), KQ 478, on a scheduled operation from Nairobi to Kigali, encountered low visibility and deteriorating weather on the normal approach to land at Kigali International Airport, after two unsuccessful attempts to land the crew elected to return to Nairobi for the safety of passengers and crew onboard,” read the statement in part.
“We sincerely apologise to our guests for the inconvenience and assure our customers that their safety and that of our crew is our highest priority,” KQ added.
