Kenyan airline says eight Hungarians, two Germans on plane that crashed


Security officials secure the wreckage of the aircraft 5Y-CCA operated by Mombasa Air Services, which crashed with 12 passengers onboard on its way from Diani to Kichwa Tembo, at the Tsimba Golini area in Kwale County, Kenya, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan airline Mombasa Air Safari said on Tuesday that eight Hungarians, two Germans and a Kenyan crew member were on one of its aircraft that crashed earlier in the day.

"Sadly, there are no survivors. ... We are profoundly saddened to report that, according to preliminary information, there were 10 passengers being 8 Hungarians and 2 Germans and 1 Kenyan crew member (the Captain) on board," Mombasa Air Safari said in a statement.

(Reporting by Vincent Mumo and David Lewis;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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