Kenya Airways said it has diverted its flights from Dakar, Senegal to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso following news of a coup de’ etat in Mali. In a statement issued in Nairobi on last week, the national carrier said its flight KQ 513- a Boeing 737-700 which was en route to Bamako in Mali was diverted 30 minutes from the capital city of Mali. Following a coup de’ etat in Mali and after communication with the pilot, Kenya Airways managed to divert its flight KQ 513- a Boeing 737-700 from Dakar, Senegal, to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso,” the airline CEO Dr. Titus Naikuni said in a statement.
