Ndege ya madam boss! Silverstone Air management address the Wilson Airport crash

Piece by: Grace Kerongo
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Today morning a Silverstone Air plane crashed at Wilson Airport minutes after takeoff.  The airline was made popular by Akothee who has been promoting it on social media.

The management of the airline company has put out a statement about the crash.

"We can confirm that our Fokker 50, 5Y-IZO has had an incident while taking off at Wilson Airport at 09:OOam this morning. he aircraft was operating the Wilson — Mombasa — Lamu- Mombasa — Wilson route."

Adding, "The passengers and crew have all been safely disembarked and we are currently working with the relevant authorities to assess the situation. We thank the emergency services at Wilson Airport for their quick response and cooperation."

Check out the official statement.