{{Kenya Airways (KQ) says the diversion of one of its flight to Nairobi from Amsterdam on Saturday morning was due to a fire warning indication in one of the cargo holds.}}<\/p>\n
The airline\u2019s CEO Titus Naikuni said the diverted flight, a Boeing 777 200ER landed safely in Athens and all the 301 passengers on board are safe.<\/p>\n
He says the functional tests and profiling of the cargo to confirm the source of the fire warning, required a rescheduling of the flight.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs is the normal standard procedure in the industry, the fire suppression system was activated and the aircraft diverted to the nearest airport for further assessment,\u201d Naikuni said in a statement.<\/p>\n
He said that all tests that were later conducted on the fire detection system and that the cargo hold is now functioning properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe flight landed safely in Athens and all passengers and crew were taken to a hotel in Athens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The flight is now scheduled to depart Athens today at 1700 hours Kenya time, arriving in Nairobi at 2255 hours.<\/p>\n
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