Kenya Airways employees have been forced to step in to avert further flight delays and cancelations following the strike by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) personnel.
The staff were seen screening both traveling passengers and their luggage.
This, as police officers also helped in managing qeues and verifying their travel documents.
Passengers using other airlines, however, remained stranded as there were no personnel to attend to them.
Screening at all departure and arrival sections of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is usually conducted by trained security officers from KAA.
This is done as part of measures to ensure safety of the flights, airlines and the facility.
The strike affected flight schedulers who coordinate timings and air traffic controllers whose roles are to manage the safe and efficient movement of planes within controlled airspace and at airports.
The scheduled planes were, however, yet to be cleared to fly.
By 12pm Wednesday, at least eight flights to various destinations had been canceled.
Those traveling using KQ airlines were restricted to the priority section normally reserved for the UN staff flying business class.
By the time of going to press, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was still holed up in a meeting at KAA head office with senior managers and officials from the Kenya Aviation Workers' Union (KAWU).
The union was represented by Secretary General Moss Ndiema.
