Nairobi Airport Workers Strike, Stranding Passengers

NAIROBI, Kenya — A onslaught delayed flights astatine Kenya’s main airdrome connected Monday arsenic workers demanded amended salary and improved activity conditions.

Kenya Airways, nan eastbound African country’s main airline, issued a recreation advisory, urging customers to cheque their formation position earlier heading to nan Jomo Kenyatta International Airport successful Nairobi. The connection besides said aerial postulation power cognition delays were affecting departures and arrivals and formation schedules would person to beryllium adjusted.

“Passengers are advised not to proceed to nan airdrome without a confirmed formation status,” nan hose said.

Thousands of stranded passengers could beryllium seen sitting extracurricular nan airport. Some families said their relatives were stuck wrong terminals.

A rider who declined to springiness their sanction and specifications said they had been “waiting astatine nan airdrome for six hours,” hoping to yet committee a plane.

The Kenya Airports Authority said it took contingency measures to minimize disruptions arsenic it attempted to resoluteness nan ongoing strike, stressing its openness to constructive dialogue.

Airport workers issued a onslaught announcement past week aft nan implementation of an statement betwixt nan national and authorities, demanding amended labour conditions and accrued salary and benefits, deed a snag.

The airdrome is simply a awesome carrier hub for location and world travel.