Kenya Airways Faces Tough Test After Hazardous Cargo Scare Forces Flight Back to JKIA

Kenya Airways (KQ) found itself under an unforgiving spotlight on Sunday, April 27, 2025, after a potential biological hazard forced Flight KQ484 — bound for Dar es Salaam — to beat a hasty retreat back to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The Embraer jet, which had taken off at 12:48 PM, barely made it past the scenic Chyulu Hills before an urgent directive ordered the pilots to turn back. The culprit: suspicions of a leak involving Tuberculosis Bacilli (TB) — one of the world’s mos.......