Kenya Airways (KQ) has said it is working with agencies in Tanzania to ensure there will be no flight disruption.
This comes after the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority banned the operation of flights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hamza Johari said that the flights have been banned under Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights with effect from January 22, 2024.
"Kenya Airways (KQ) is aware of the Public Notice issued by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority on January 15, 2024, rescinding the approvals of KQ to operate passenger flights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam effective 22nd January 2024," the statement read.
"Kenya Airways is engaging the Civil Aviation Authorities and relevant government agencies in Kenya and Tanzania to find a solution that will ensure there are no flight disruptions between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam."
Johari said the decision was arrived at after Kenya aeronautical authorities refused Tanzania's request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania Company Limited.
"This is to reciprocate the decision by the aeronautical authorities of the Republic of Kenya to refuse the Tanzanian request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania Company Limited under Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights between Nairobi and Third countries, contrary to Section 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Air Services, between Tanzania and Kenya signed on November 24, 2016, in Nairobi, Kenya."
This is even as thousands of Kenyans and Tanzania rely on each other for different services.
