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Patient stranded at JKIA after being ejected from plane to India

Kenyan patient Wangari Ndumia stranded at JKIA after being rejected by Etihad airline. [David Gichuru/Standard]

A patient scheduled to travel to India for specialised treatment has been left stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after she was ejected from the plane.

Wangari Ndumia, 25, was whisked out of a flight together with her sister after differences emerged on her fitness to fly.

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