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JKIA's only runway taints yet again, the image of East Africa's top hub

The Singapore Airlines cargo plane that developed mechanical glitch on Monday, April, 17. [Courtesy, Twitter]

The runway at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been partially opened. It was temporarily closed for hours after a cargo plane stalled on the busy runway on Monday morning.

However, the opening is only for smaller planes that are currently allowed to take off as authorities continue to move the Singapore Airlines cargo plane that suffered an engine failure moments after attempting to take off.

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