Kenya aviation workers end strike that disrupted flights, officials say


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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