JKIA closes for an hour due to Kenya Air Force drill
What you need to know:
The drill by Kenya Defence Forces is in readiness for the Jamhuri Day fete on December 12.
The latest flight disruption comes a day after technical staff strike threatened to stall operations on Monday.
Flights to and from Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi were on Wednesday affected by a Kenya Air Force military drill.
Kenya Airways said the one-hour drill between 11.20am and 12.20pm would affect at least nine flights.
“Schedule changes on: KQ264/265, KQ351, KQ401, KQ412, KQ434, KQ550, KQ654/655,” KQ said on its official Twitter handle.
JAMHURI DAY
The drill by the Kenya Defence Forces is in readiness for Jamhuri Day celebrations on December 12.
The latest flight disruption comes a day after a technical-staff strike threatened to stall operations on Monday.
The job boycott was called off after Chief Executive Mbuvi Ngunze promised to review the workers’ pay and allowances from next month.
A week ago, there were long queues and utter confusion at the airport after a Somalia-originating aircraft crash-landed on the airport’s runway.