Kenya's neighbours reject KQ's 'small' Bombadier planes

Travellers alight from Jambojet plane. Burundi, Djibouti and Southern Sudan have refused to allow flights of national carrier KQ's small bombardier planes into their countries in what could raise diplomatic tensions with Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Three east African countries have refused to allow flights of national carrier Kenya Airways’ (KQ) small bombardier planes into their countries in what could raise diplomatic tensions with Nairobi.

Burundi declined the Bombardier DHC8-Q400 aircraft on the basis that they had no business class seats while Djibouti and Southern Sudan flatly declined KQ’s applications.