Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka has said the strike by pilots is due to money owed to them.
“We owe them a lot of money. The company is facing financial dire straits and we have pleaded with all our employees to give us time before we bring up the provident fund,” he said.
He said all other employees have agreed to wait and they are pleading with the pilots association to do the same and be patient.
Kilavuka also said that the company has been relying on the taxpayers to fund the provident fund and they can't do that any more.
“We need to do that from our operations that are picking up,” he said.
KQ's general manager said that they gave them different options for paying in sections.
He said this following the pilot's strike that commenced on Saturday which led to several cancellations of flights scheduled for that day.
Kenya Pilots Association (KALPA) said that they will not resume duties until their management reinstates the suspended provident fund.
The strike affected over 10,000 passengers.
