Passengers jump down from the Air Congo aircraft at Kindu Airport. Why Air Congo flight passengers were stuckBut relief quickly turned to confusion and anxiety when the aircraft came to a stop and no mobile stairs or ground handling services arrived to allow passengers to disembark. Were there casualties in Air Congo flight drama? Kindu Airport delay criticisedAviation professionals have since criticised the incident as a serious failure of ground operations and passenger safety management. For some observers, the Kindu incident has raised uncomfortable questions about whether supporting infrastructure has kept pace with those ambitions.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2025 15:09 UTC