Kenya aviation workers end strike that disrupted flights, officials say
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Stranded travellers wait with their luggage after their flights were canceled due to a strike by workers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
NAIROBI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Kenya's aviation workers have called off a strike that disrupted flights at its main international and other airports, Transport Minister Davis Chirchir and aviation workers union head Moss Ndiema said on Tuesday.
The strike, mostly by air traffic controllers on Sunday and Monday, disrupted several flights into and out of the main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and delays spilt over to regional airports in East Africa and beyond.
"We are simply calling off our strike action and pleading with our members to begin the process of normalising operations, restoring services," Ndiema told a press conference.
"For those who are on duty, we are asking them to begin clearing flights."
(Reporting by George Obulutsa and Vincent Mumo Nzilani; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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