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Kenya airport staff strike delays thousands of passengers
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Kenya airport staff strike delays thousands of passengers

From Ghanaian Times · () English

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  • Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a second day as aviation workers held a nationwide go-slow strike.
  • Kenya Airways reported delays of more than six hours and cancelled some departures, while RwandAir cancelled two flights.
  • Unions are seeking better working conditions and implementation of a previously agreed deal, with talks due to resume Monday.

Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as aviation workers continued a nationwide go-slow strike for a second day.

Kenya Airways said industrial action by air traffic control workers had caused delays of more than six hours and forced some cancellations. RwandAir also cancelled two flights because of operational constraints affecting air traffic control services.

The earliest flight they can get us is only tomorrow night, so we’ve got to wait.

— Mendel GoldmanHe described the consequences of his cancelled flight while travelling to a wedding in Florida.

Mendel Goldman, travelling to a wedding in Florida, said his flight had been cancelled after several delays and that he had waited 12 hours. William Obino, a 22-year-old traveller, said updates were arriving late and disrupting his itinerary.

Unions are demanding better working conditions and implementation of a previously agreed deal. Talks between unions and airport managers were due to resume Monday after discussions ended without agreement the previous day.

Nothing is happening, updates are reaching us late. It’s ruining our itinerary.

— William ObinoThe 22-year-old traveller described the lack of timely information at the airport.
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