KQ stops flight to Dubai after tyre debris discovered on the runway

A Kenya Airways plane that was headed to Dubai on Friday night was instructed to turn back by Kenya Airports Authority.

This is after the KQ Operations discovered a tyre debris on the runway while conducting a regular runway inspection.

In a statement released by Kenya Airways, the incident happened on Friday, December 15th, at approximately 21.20 hours.

It was established by KQ Operations team that the tyre debris was from KQ310 which had departed on a scheduled operation from Nairobi to Dubai.

Image of Kenya Airways( THe Pride of Africa): Photo./[The Loadstar]

“The KQ operations team contacted the crew and agreed on a precautionary air turnback to Nairobi for further technical attention. The crew followed the precautionary safety procedures in consultation with operations control and returned to Nairobi safely, landing at 23:46 HRS without incident,” read part of the statement.

Passengers on board were provided with accomodation as the authority worked on rebooking them for another flight.

However netizens have applauded the nation’s air pride for the timely and swift cause of action.

STATEMENT: KQ310 FLIGHT TURNBACK TO NAIROBI pic.twitter.com/N7ealPGKIj
— Kenya Airways (@KenyaAirways) December 15, 2023

KQ possible flight distruption

A week earlier, the authority realeased a statement notifying travellers of possible flight distruptions amidst the busy festive season.

The distruptions were mainly due to challenges in the aircraft spare parts global supply chain.

”These challenges are leading to extended ground time of our aircraft for maintenance. Additionally, this may also lead to grounding one or more of our aircraft in line with our commitment to the highest level for safety and reliability of our operations.”