Faulty door forces 58 passengers to disembark Kenya Airways plane

A technical defect with one of the doors on Tuesday forced at least 58 passengers to disembark Kenya Airways (KQ) aircraft.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, KQ said that the affected passengers were compensated and rebooked to other alternative flights from New York.
“A technical defect with one of the doors on our aircraft prior to departure necessitated a restriction in the number of passengers we could carry aboard our flight, in compliance with global safety procedures. Upon request, 58 of our guests volunteered to disembark the aircraft in order for the flight to proceed,” the airways tweeted on Wednesday.

“All the affected guests were rebooked on the next available KQ flight as well as alternative flights from New York, all of which are scheduled to leave today, December 18, 2019. The affected guests were also provided with meals and/or hotel accommodation to cater for the time until the departure of their respective flights.”

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