Elderly passenger dies on Kenya Airways flight from New York to Nairobi

By Ian Omondi
Saturday April 12, 2025

File image of a Kenya Airways (KQ) plane. PHOTO | COURTESY

A Kenya Airways flight from New York to Nairobi was struck by tragedy on Friday morning when an elderly passenger passed away mid-air after suffering a medical emergency.

According to a statement from Kenya Airways, the incident occurred aboard flight KQ 003, which had departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York en route to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in…