By NNN-KBC
Nairobi : A high powered delegation led by Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere leave for Doula Cameroon late Saturday to assess the status of the missing passengers and plane.
Kenya Airways Managing Director Titus Naikuni said the team which includes crash investigators from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, will fly out to assist the Cameroon government in the rescue efforts.
Naikuni also added that KQwas in constant contact with the Civil Aviation Authority in Cameroon to get the latest information regarding the crashed plane.
The Cameroon government had already sent a helicopter to the crash site, where a distress signal was last received from the missing plane. KQ says the crashed plane was only 6 months old and was fully maintained and serviced.
Families of the 9 KQ crew members who were on the plane have already been informed and Kenya Airways has promised to fly them out to the crash site once concrete details on their status has been determined.
Meanwhile nominated member Prof Ruth Oniango has expressed her sympathy with the unfolding situation.
She says as a national carrier, Kenyans should empathize with Kenya airways and join hands at this time of tragedy.