Sunday, June 07, 2015
A plane from Somalia's capital Mogadishu has landed at the JKIA Saturday afternoon despite a reported suspension of flights between the two capitals.
Among the affected carriers are Jubba Airways, East Africa Airways based at W,ilson Airport and Africa Safaris, a charter carrier based in Mombasa.
A source who spoke on condition of anonymity from Jubba Airways said they are still operating regularly between the two destinations.
Neither of the other two carriers were reachable for comment. Also unreachable was the Cabinet Secretary for the Interior Joseph Nkaissery.
The Kenya Airports Authority that manages JKIA was also not reachable for a response on the suspension.
An official at the East African Express Airways who did not wish to be named said they were forced to cancel all flights scheduled for the weekend.
“KAA issued the notice late Thursday evening, but it wasn’t until Friday that the directive was enforced. Passengers were forced to look for accommodation after the cancellation of their flights,” The official said.
The source further said that flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu will continue subject to clearance from KAA.