KQ Pilot Ruth Karauri Praised After Skillfully Landing at London's Heathrow Airport Amid Storm Eunice
Kenya Airways (KQ) pilot Captain Ruth Karauri has earned praise after she skillfully landed a plane at London’s Heathrow Airport in extreme weather conditions on Friday.
A video ( https://www.facebook.com/1272634014/videos/476322320806593/) emerged online showing KQ100 flight navigating through Storm Eunice that has wreaked havoc in the UK and other parts of Europe in the last few days.
Capt. Karauri, who was in the company of first officer Ayoob Harunany, says she used the training she has received from Kenya Airways to steer the plane to the runway.
"This is Captain Ruth Karauri of the now-famous KQ100 at London Heathrow. With me is my first officer of the day, Ayoob Harunany. We had the pleasure of encountering storm Eunice at London Heathrow yesterday. We were landing on the Westerly Runway into Heathrow,” she says in a video posted by KQ.
She added: "The flight conditions were strong gusting winds and it was quite a bumpy ride. However, thanks to the training we have had at Kenya Airways, particularly in the simulator, prepared us for such a scenario. We used all our training expertise and skills that we have managed to learn over the years at Kenya Airways and we handled the learning expertly.”
UK High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriot and CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge are among those who lauded Capt. Karauri for successfully landing the plane.
“You’ve seen the videos of planes struggling to land at LHR yesterday with #StormEunice. The exception was KQ’s Capt. Ruth Karauri who landed the 787 like a boss! Congrats Captain, and F/O Ayoob Harunany. Please cue in “The Best” by Tina Turner,” posted Njoroge.
Marriot tweeted: "Hongera Capt. Ruth Karauri on the successful landing in Storm Eunice.”
Cpt. Karauri is the wife of SportPesa CEO Captain Ronald Karauri, a former KQ pilot who is eyeing the Kasarani parliamentary seat in the forthcoming elections.
Comments (14)
Can someone please post the video link on YouTube....I don't use Facebook... Please
I'm wondering what the safety administration at Heathrow is doing, nobody tries to land a 787 full of passengers in the middle of a storm. This is pure negligence on the parts of the pilots. They should not have taken such a risk with their passengers lives. There safer options.
@ Imkgoogo, I was wondering the same thing,but with limited knowledge or information i decided to accept the story for what it is. Was this storm avoidable? If not, the captain did aheck of ajob. But if she knew in advance of the danger,but still decided to pilot the plane,and rely on her skill,I dont know what to say.If she did not flaunt any aviation rules,and policies,and her boss is happy,I would say well done.
Wacha wivu the passengers are much safer on the ground than circling around waiting for the storm to calm down.Keep shining madam pilot you have done Kenya proud
@guest, circling around is not the only option. Air safety is serious business. I'm still waiting for safety administration at LHR to explain. LHR has not responded for over 24 hrs, might be entertainment. Which would be ugly joke.
So proud - Kenyan woman kicking azz!
@Imkgoogo was KQ the only plane that Landed and are you a pilot? Wacheni ujuaji.
BS that is part of her job stop the BS.
Do you praise mentor people when they work in the rain
BS that is part of her job stop the BS.
Do you praise mentor people when they work in the rain
Congrats congrats Jane 👍🙏🏿🙏🏿
Glory to Amighty God
Besides your expertise was God watching
May he receive glory for helping you to steer the plane to safe landing 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@ Kui, Ithink you are over reacting, the "miracle" is in the fact that thousands of planes fly,and land every day without a hitch ... This is a man made thing.Does man get glory too,just to be fair?
And why do planes crash? It is because God did not "steer the plane to safe landing..?
You are entitled to your opinion,and Iam entitled to have some questions Fair?
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@waitina - ?????????????????
Jane steered the plane expertly. There were no invisible hands or minds!