KENYA AIRFORCE personnel have been deployed to help with screening of passengers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as KQ scrambles to resume flights amid aviation workers strike.
In an early statement issued by CS Macharia he termed as the strike as crime but pledging the services will resume in an hour.
This follows the strike by Aviation workers which has left thousands of Travelers stranded at JKIA.
The strike has turned out dirty with arrest of their boss and police dispersing the workers at JKIA causing injuries to some of them and even travelers.
The workers are opposed to a planned handover of management to Kenya Airways.
The Kenya Airports Authority workers say the plans will render most of them jobless and want the plan to be discarded.
The strike caught many passengers by surprise and has led to a crisis at one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s busiest airports.
KAA in a statement on Tuesday said the strike notice dated February 27 by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union stands suspended following the issuance of an order of injunction by the Employment and Labour Relations court on March 5.
“We wish to assure the general public of normal operations at all our Airports,” KAA tweeted.
In a statement, on Wednesday morning, Kenya Airways warned the public to expect disruptions on flights.
“Customers on flights after 11 am are advised not to come to the airport until further communication is shared. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused,” KQ tweeted.
KQ seeks to enter into a concession agreement with the Kenya Airports Authority to operate and maintain the airport.