The pilot could not get the plane off the ground despite numerous attempts that reportedly lasted for over 30 minutes, prompting the passengers to run out of patience and react. READ ALSO: Kenya Airways boss maintains Ethiopian Airlines prosperity due to government fundingREAD ALSO: Huduma Namba: Sio lazima kujisajili, asema waziri Fred Matiang'iTUKO.co.ke on Sunday morning learnt the passengers had been moved to a Jumbojet plane after the KQ flight they booked was delayed, but the Jumbojet aircraft could not take off. ""First, there is delay due to a technical fault, then a Jambojet plane arrives; next engine 1 cannot start 40 plus minutes with passengers on board; captain asks for 30 minutes to try start engine 2. They were eventually transferred to another plane and finally left for Nairobi. TUKO.co.ke managed to get hold of one of the passengers Jackie Juma who confirmed they finally received much needed assistance from KQ.

Source: Ethiopian News April 14, 2019 05:27 UTC