[PHOTOS] Scenes at JKIA as aviation workers down tools

In Summary

• As it gains momentum, a spot check by the Star found long queues and heavy police presence.

• Airlines have also announced delay and possible cancellation of incoming and outgoing flights.

11 September 2024 - 09:57

GSU officers deployed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) amid Airport workers strike on September 11, 2024.
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI

The strike by staff at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) began on Tuesday night.

As it gains momentum, a spot check by the Star found long queues and heavy police presence.

Operations remain paralysed at the airport.

Passengers stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) amid workers strike on September 11, 2024.
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI

Airlines have also announced delay and possible cancellation of incoming and outgoing flights.

This move by the airport staff also comes barely a day after the High Court temporarily halted the proposed leasing of the airfield following a suit filed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission(KHRC) and the Law Society of Kenya(LSK) at the High Court.

GSU officers deployed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) amid Airport workers strike on September 11, 2024.
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI

Airport workers stage protest at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on September 11, 2024.
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI

Passengers stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) amid workers strike on September 11, 2024.
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI

Stranded passengers at JKIA after flights were interuupted due to a strike by staff who are protesting agianst the Adani deal, on September 11, 2024
Image: FELIX KIPKEMOI