Nairobi-Bound Planes Divert To KIA Is this Due to Al-Shabaab??

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Kilimanjaro International Airport
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Large commercial planes destined for Nairobi, Kenya have been diverting to Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) here from Wednesday, causing a number of speculations.

The big aircrafts, which were supposed to land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) inNairobi, were forced to by-pass Nairobi and instead made emergency landings at KIA.

Rumour had it that the move was due to some advisory against Al-Shabaab, the terror group that has been allegedly launching various bomb attacks on the Kenyan capital.

However, Mr Bakari Murusuri, an official with the Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADCO), stated that the planes that diverted to the KIA terminal did so due to unfavourable weather in Nairobi on Wednesday.

"We have been receiving some planes from Kenya here and the information I got from the control tower is that the aircrafts were not allowed to land at JKIA due to weather troubles in Nairobi," said Mr Murusuri, refuting reports that Al-Shabaab had caused a scare at the Kenyan airport.

There have been a series of attacks from the terror group in Nairobi following Kenya's recent offensive against Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

Among the planes that diverted to KIA from Nairobi include those belonging to Lufthansa, South African Airways (SAA) and Emirates.

"It was a normal diversion and KIA has been handling these issues in the past,' said Mr Murusuri.

Two weeks ago, a small plane that was flying from Dar es Salaam to Arusha crashed at a farm house nearKilimanjaro International Airport, when it ran out of fuel after being delayed on air waiting for clearance from KIA control tower to land at the terminal.

One person died in the crash and the aircraft's pilot was left in a coma and had to be referred from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi to Nairobi Hospital where, according to the latest report, she is doing well.
By MARC NKWAME, Tanzania Daily News

 

[Olengambunyi]

Dah. Things are turning bitter now. But ths people have to be wiped away 4 east africa's safety.

 

[Lunyungu]

Wipe them away ? Wale wa jana mahakamani kule Mwanza si ndiyo dizaini hizi hizi kweli tutaweza kuwa wipe away ?Mh

 

[nngu007]

Serikali ilifanya vizuri kukataa Mahakama ya kuwashitaki Al-Shabaab kuwa Arusha; Wengetumaliza hawa watu hawana Utu hata kidogo

Sijui wanasoma vitu gani kweli kutokuwa na ubinadamu

 

[Kagalala]

This is bad now. I have a ticket to fly to Dar via JKIA by KQ soon, I think I need to have my Will ready.

 

[TIMING]

ni vyema kufanya hiyo diversion kwa faida ya usalama wa anga .... ila sijui impact yake kwa ujumla... positively, this could be an opportunity to attract more tourist to this country iliyolala fofofo, negatively, we may find ourselves such an easy target from haya majambazi ya alshababu

 

[Roulette]

ni vyema kufanya hiyo diversion kwa faida ya usalama wa anga .... ila sijui impact yake kwa ujumla... positively, this could be an opportunity to attract more tourist to this country iliyolala fofofo, negatively, we may find ourselves such an easy target from haya majambazi ya alshababu

Usitegemee kwamba watu watachagua TZ over Kenya. Huko nje wanatuona ni sawa tu, tena wanatuita Savanah Africa. Wakija hata they don't come for people, they come for the animals. If kenya isn't sure, TZ isn't a destination neither!