Originally Posted by
bostonbali
Two recent crashes? I was aware of one in April or May, when their 738 went down. What was the other crash? I wouldn't say my trip with KQ was maintenance-problem free, as you'll soon hear, but that actually made me feel that this airline takes safety very seriously.
Two recent crashes, indeed. On 5 May 2007 in Southern Cameroon and on 30 January 2000 off the coast of Ivory Coast. However, despite those crashes I think that KQ's safety record is still fairly decent by African standards.