Operations disrupted after boy’s body is found at JKIA
What you need to know:
- KAPU commandant Joseph ole Tito said the body was found between the airside and the runway.
- The dead boy is believed to be between 10 and 12 years old and had injuries on the left side of his body.
- Operations at the airport resumed after the body was removed from the scene.
- KAA said that only a Turkish Airlines plane was held in the air for a few minutes around 7am.
Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were temporarily disrupted Wednesday morning after a boy’s body was found near the runway.
The Kenya Airports Police Unit (KAPU) commandant Joseph ole Tito said the body was found between the airside and the runway.
He, however, maintained that planes that were landing at the busy airport were not affected by the early morning incident.
Kenya Airports Authority said the airport was only closed for 40 minutes after security personnel discovered the body.
The temporary closure was to enable police remove the body, KAA said in a statement.
It said that only a Turkish Airlines plane was held in the air for a few minutes around 7am and normal operations resumed at the airport after the body was removed from the scene.
The dead boy is believed to be between 10 and12 years old and had injuries on the left side of his body.
“The body has been removed from the area and investigations have commenced,” said Mr Tito.
Police said they would conduct investigations to establish if he was a stowaway.
