March 6, 2019
Kenya airport strike strands hundreds of passengers
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya’s main international airport after a strike caused major disruption to flights.
The military was deployed to try to overcome the industrial action at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta airport.
By late afternoon, Kenya Airways said most of its affected departing flights had been rescheduled. However, some regional flights have been cancelled.
Airports in Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu were also affected.
Workers are unhappy about plans to merge the airport authority and the national airline.
The government condemned the strike as illegal, and Kenyan air force personnel were brought in to help screen passengers.