Aircraft was 5Y-BZO operated by Regional Air Services Limited. Their slogan is "Excellence in Flying" - perhaps not???
And Agaricus bisporus, you've hit the nail on the head. Just how did a PPL end up doing a commercial charter? The two tourists who were planning a lunch in the Mara and ended up with a sightseeing flight of Nairobi area with a crash landing at the end of it - had paid more than the going rate for the experience. Stories are that they're seriously not happy about it and who could blame them?
Legitimate operators at Wilson go through a maze of regulation, inspection, documentation, legislation - you name it. Any perceived oversight or shortfall is jumped upon by the heavy-handed authorities - so how did this one slip through the net?
I suppose its a hell of a way to build hours for your commercial though!! KQ next?
