[PHOTOS] Stranded passengers at JKIA amidst KQ pilot strike

KQ announced the resumption of operations for six flights.

by The Star

Realtime06 November 2022 - 13:23

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•A help desk has been set up at JKIA, Terminal 1A to assist passengers.

Long queues experienced at JKIA of passangers on November 6, 2022

Stranded passengers flock Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday amidst an ongoing strike by Kenya Airways.

Earlier in the day, KQ announced the resumption of operations for six flights.

The routes include Nairobi - Entebbe (KQ 420) at 12:45 PM, Entebbe- Nairobi (KQ 421) at 14:45 PM Nairobi- Mombasa (KQ 606) at 13:30 PM, and Mombasa- Nairobi ( KQ 607) at 15:30 PM.

Others are Nairobi - Lusaka ( KQ 706 ) at 17:00 PM and Nairobi - Lusaka ( KQ 707 ) at 20:20 PM.

A help desk has been set up at JKIA, Terminal 1A to assist passengers.

Passangers have their passports checked before travelling at JKIA on November 6, 2022

Domestic workers que to get their documents checked before travelling where they later never got clearence at JKIA on November 6, 2022

Passengers arrive at JKIA to see if they can travel on November 6, 2022

A passenger is stranded at JKIA on November 6, 2022

A passenger is stranded at JKIA as he thinks the next move on November 6,2022

On Friday, the airline indicated the industrial action by pilots could see it lose at least $2.5 million close to (Sh300 million) every day.

Kenya Airways had earlier said they were ready to engage with Kenya Airlines Pilot Association (KALPA) following the strike notice.

Kenya Airways has boycotted work leaving the planes grounded, and leading to a massive cancellation of flights.

Some of the passengers who could not travel due to the stalemate on Saturday decried the extra costs they have to incur, claiming the airline has told them to look for accommodation as the issues are addressed.