Man dies at Airport while waiting to board plane
Police in Nairobi have launched investigations after the death of a passenger at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.
The body of the 43-year-old passenger, who was scheduled to travel to Mombasa from Nairobi, was found in the waiting lounge on Saturday night (April 8).
According to the police, the deceased had checked in and was ready for boarding when he failed to show up at the plane as required.
Officials said the Jambojet airline crew called his name several times, asking him to board, but he did not show up.
“He had taken one of the seats at the waiting lounge and died there holding a traveling bag,” the airline officials stated, adding that they are yet to establish the cause of the death.
After it was realized he was motionless on the seat, the airline’s clinical officers were called to attend to him before pronouncing him dead.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and further probe while his family was informed of his passing.
“A probe into the incident is ongoing,” police said.
