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Relic plane

A rundown fuselage of a Boeing 5Y-KQK on truck along the Eastern Bypass on February 16, 2022. 

| Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

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Eventful past of KQ relic plane disrupting Nairobi traffic

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By  Hilary Kimuyu  &  Daniel Ogetta

What you need to know:

  • The 45-year-old aircraft had been stored at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi.
  • It was among the old planes that were auctioned by the Kenya Airports Authority in November 2021.

A week ago, motorists using the ever-congested Mombasa Road came face to face with a relic plane stuck at the Cabanas Flyover in Nairobi.

Eventful past of KQ relic plane disrupting Nairobi traffic

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