Thousands of travelers were stranded in Nairobi\u2019s international airport on Wednesday after the workers went on a strike over the proposed takeover of the airport management in Kenya, East Africa.<\/p>\n
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport said in a statement that no planes landed at the Africa’s fourth busiest airport since Tuesday midnight when the protest started.<\/p>\n
The Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier, asked its passengers to not come to the airport for flights after 11 a.m. [Wednesday] until further notice.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) issued a strike notice over the proposed management of the airport by merging Kenya Airways and Kenya Airports Authority.<\/p>\n
The move rose fear among a group of workers for losing job.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the journalists at the airport, Kenya\u2019s Transport Minister James Macharia termed the strike as malicious and illegal.<\/p>\n
At least five KAWU officials were arrested, while some workers waving placards and chanting slogans were injured when dispersed by anti-riot police, he said.<\/p>\n
The operations at the airport are set to be normalized in the coming hours with the Kenya Airforce, Macharia added.<\/p>\n
Set to travelling to London, James Kibet complained to Anadolu Agency over the inconvenience: \u201cI am not sure if they will compensate me for my connecting flights. The ripple effect will spread all across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marco Flavio, who was scheduled for an Italy flight, also lamented the delays.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was heading to Italy and my wife was going to Mumbai, I am already late for a new job interview, these people won’t understand that Kenyans were on strike, I am so sad and upset.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most domestic flights have also been canceled following the strike.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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