KENYA PLANE CRASH: ALL ABOARD LOST, INCLUDING EIGHT HUNGARIAN โคTOURISTS
A Cessna Caravan aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from โDiani Airport in Kwale County, Kenya, on โTuesday morning,โ resulting in the deaths of all passengersโฃ and the Kenyan pilot. Mombasaโ Air Safari, the operatorโ of the flight, has confirmed thereโฃ where no survivors. The crash has prompted an inquiry by โKenyan civil aviation authorities and leaves families of the โvictims facing devastating loss.
Among the โฃten people onโ board were eight Hungarian tourists, two German nationals, and a Kenyan captain. The plane was en route to the โMaasai โMara National Park, a popular safari destination, when it went โdown approximately 40 kilometers from โthe airport in a forested โขarea and later caught fire.
According to preliminary reports from Mombasa โคAir Safari President John Cleave, “Unfortunately, there are no survivors.” Eyewitnesses reported hearing a large explosion and discovering burned wreckage and human remains at the crash site.โข
The cause of the crash remains unknown,and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority hasโ launched a full investigation to determine the factors that led to theโฃ tragedy. This incidentโข underscores the inherent risks associated with aviation, particularlyโ in regions withโ challenging terrain,โ and will likely lead to a reviewโฃ of safety protocols โคfor flights โoperating in and out of Diani Airport.