Kisumu-bound Jambojet returns to JKIA after faulty landing

Jambojet flight to Kisumu returns to JKIA after failed landing attempts

Jambojet plane from was on Tuesday evening forced to return to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport (JKIA) after failed attempts to land in Kisumu.

The return to Nairobi was due to bad weather in Kisumu and the plane could not land.

The plane JM8656 was reportedly unable to land as a result of poor visibility occasioned by bad weather following evening rainfall in Kisumu, Citizen Digital reports.

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Passengers who were set to fly to Nairobi using the plane were hence booked in the Wednesday morning flight.

The other airlines, including Kenya Airways, Safarilink, Fly 540 and Silverstone, however, had their normal landings and take off.


Jambojet airline is often the last flight to land and take off at/from the Kisumu International Airport in the evening with the timing now changed to 7pm as a result of the ongoing runway repairs.

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