NAIROBI, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strike prompted by a labour dispute grounded flights at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday.
Hundreds of passengers were waiting outside the domestic terminal and riot police dispersed picketing ground staff, a witness said, adding that three planes took off at about 8:30 a.m. despite the strike.
“Customers on flights after 11 a.m. are advised not to come to the airport until further communication is shared,” Kenya Airways said in a statement via social network Twitter.
The strike at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport follows a labour dispute between the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) and the airline.
Union leader Moss Ndiema was arrested shortly after making a speech at the airport, media said.
A court injunction had earlier ordered the suspension of the planned industrial action. — NNN-AGENCIES
