Kenya Airways plane from Nairobi to London diverted from Heathrow to Stansted Airport

KQ plane

Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach landing at London Heathrow International Airport in England, UK, on October 20, 2019. A KQ plane has been diverted from Heathrow Airport to Stansted Airport.

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By  Nation. Africa

What you need to know:

  • The reason for the diversion is said to be a potential security threat, with local press reporting that bomb squads were seen rushing to the scene.
  • In a statement, KQ confirmed that its KQ100 flight from Nairobi to London Heathrow "received an alert of a potential security threat".
  • The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departed Nairobi at 9:18 am, after a 13-minute delay.

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