Kenya Airways 787 parked in Paris for two days takes off

September 27, 2014 Reporter Civil Aviation, Global news

A Kenya Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner that lost an access panel during flight has left Paris, France, after spending at least two days at the airport.

Sources at Paris first reported on Wednesday (24 September) that the aircraft would be spending the night there.

This evening after the work #Kenya Airways #Boeing787 on A5 will sleep at Paris @KenyanAviation @mutindah @pmykee143 pic.twitter.com/vDHKnE3PJ2

— RwandAn Flyer (@RwandAnFlyer) September 24, 2014

The next day, Thursday 25 September, the aircraft was still at Paris. Hints began emerging that the aircraft was awaiting spare parts due to an undisclosed technical issue.

25/09/2014: 2nd night at Paris for this #Kenya Airways #Boeing787 @KenyanAviation @mutindah @pmykee143 @KQTeam pic.twitter.com/zEF2jD3oHA

— RwandAn Flyer (@RwandAnFlyer) September 25, 2014

This morning, our source in Paris reported that the Kenya Airways 787 left yesterday (26 September). The source says that the aircraft was grounded in Paris due to the loss of an access panel during flight.

#KenyaAirways #B787 lost a access hatch during the cruise. It left Paris on 26 Sep @KenyanAviation @KQTeam @mutindah pic.twitter.com/Kx2R3yYPWW

— RwandAn Flyer (@RwandAnFlyer) September 26, 2014

The most likely destination for the aircraft would be Kenya Airways’ home base in Nairobi.

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