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Hii ilitokea February 12 mwaka huu ila KQ walijaribu kuzima hiyo habari isienee.
Ndege yao aina ya Boeing 787 Dreamliner Iliyokuwa inaelekea Johannesburg, South Africa iliwaka moto injini ya kushoto ikalazimika kutua Dar kwa dharura.
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- The aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was en-route to Johannesburg, South Africa, from Nairobi
- It was, however, forced to land in Dar es Salaam when one of its engines burst into flame mid-air
- The pilots shut down the engine and safely landed the plane, saving lives of 152 people in total
- The national carrier initially indicated the emergence landing was as a result of mechanical problems
- Internal probe revealed airline's operations control centre did not provide necessary assistant during the emergency situation
Fresh details have emerged after a Kenya Airways (KQ) plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, when one of its engines burst into flames.
The plane which had 142 passengers and 10 crew members en-route to Johannesburg, South Africa, from Nairobi, Kenya, managed to land safely, thus averting a potential disaster, but concerns have been raised on how KQ handled the emergency situation.
Zaidi Soma:
KQ fire exposes operations fiasco
When dreamliner engine collapsed mid-air, pilots could not contact the control centre in Nairobi.