Passenger dies during Kenya Airways flight to Lagos

A rider has died aft suffering a aesculapian exigency aboard a Kenya Airways formation from Nairobi, Kenya, to Lagos, Nigeria.

The hose confirmed the decease successful a connection issued connected Wednesday, saying the incidental occurred connected Tuesday, October 6, 2026, arsenic the craft approached Murtala Muhammed International Airport successful Lagos.

According to the airline, the rider became unresponsive astatine astir 9:20 p.m. Nigerian time, astir 20 minutes earlier the craft touched down.

“Kenya Airways PLC (“KQ”) confirms that connected Tuesday, 06 October 2026, our formation from Nairobi to Lagos experienced a aesculapian exigency connected committee astatine astir 21:20 hrs section Nigerian time. One of our passengers was recovered to beryllium unresponsive astir 20 minutes earlier landing successful Lagos,” the hose stated.

The craft landed astatine Murtala Muhammed International Airport astatine astir 9:41 p.m., aft which aesculapian unit boarded the level to be to the passenger.

However, aft examining the passenger, the aesculapian squad confirmed the death.

Kenya Airways expressed sympathy to the deceased’s household and friends and apologised for immoderate inconvenience caused by the incident.

“We convey our deepest condolences to the household and friends of the deceased and apologiz...