A Kenya Airways flight attendant uses her cell phone as they gather at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport during a labour dispute that grounded flights near Nairobi, Kenya March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya ReutersBy Thomas Mukoya and Omar MohammedNAIROBI (Reuters) - A strike over a labor dispute disrupted flights at Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, Kenya Airports Authority said, though the transport minister expected them to resume soon. Twenty-five foreign airlines operate out of JKIA, including Kenya Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, South African Airways and Ethiopian Airlines. The strike at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport follows a labor dispute over contracts and job security between the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU)and Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz told reporters that 24 flights had been delayed and two diverted to other Kenyan airports.

Source: Ethiopian News March 06, 2019 05:47 UTC