JKIA closes for an hour due to Kenya Air Force drill
Kenya Air Force (KAF) planes pass over Nyayo National Stadium on December 12, 2015 during the 52nd Jamhuri Day celebrations. A KAF drill on December 7, 2016 affected operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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.
