[PHOTOS] Stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminal

They slept on any surface that offered them comfort around the airport.

In Summary

• The passengers who have been stranded for hours over delayed or cancelled flights slept on any surface that offered them comfort around the airport.

• The striking airport workers are against the take over deal. They insist that they must be assured of their jobs before the deal is approved.

by BRIAN ORUTA Digital Journalist
InPictures
11 September 2024 - 14:16
Stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE

Stranded passengers were forced to sleep outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) terminals as aviation workers downed tools in protest over the Adani takeover deal.

In pictures obtained by the Star, the passengers who have been stranded for hours over delayed or cancelled flights slept on any surface that offered them comfort around the airport.

Stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE

Women, children and men are seen resting or taking naps.

The striking airport workers are against the take over deal. They insist that they must be assured of their jobs before the deal is approved.

The strike started on Tuesday midnight and is ongoing.

A stranded passenger sleeps outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
A stranded passenger sleeps outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
Police officers passing as stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Police officers passing as stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
A stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
A stranded passengers sleep outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
Stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
Musician James Gogo of Gogo Simo band, Mombasa Senator Mohammed Faki are seen stranded at JKIA following staff strike on September 11, 2024.
Musician James Gogo of Gogo Simo band, Mombasa Senator Mohammed Faki are seen stranded at JKIA following staff strike on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
Stranded passengers outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Stranded passengers outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE
Stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Stranded passengers sit outside JKIA terminals following strike by airport workers over the Adani take over deal on September 11, 2024.
Image: ENOS TECHE

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