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Air travellers queue as they wait to board their flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi yesterday after limited flights resumed following an inferno that gutted the international arrivals area and international departure units 1 and 2 at Kenya’s main airport in the capital Nairobi. A massive fire shut down Nairobi’s international airport yesterday with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa’s biggest transport hub.
International flights resumed at Nairobi airport yesterday the day after a huge fire gutted the arrivals terminal, with the government saying it expects normal operations from midnight.
Wednesday’s blaze forced the cancellation or diversion of scores of flights at east Africa’s biggest transport hub.
Using the domestic terminal for passengers instead of the fire-damaged international hall, Kenya Airways flights from London and Bangkok were the first to land safely early yesterday, said Eric Kiraithe, head of security at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The Kenyan carrier also announced flights coming in from or leaving for African, European and Asian destinations while the government said other international airlines will be allowed to operate from midnight yesterday.
Lines of travellers, muffled up in sweaters for Nairobi’s cold season, sat next to their luggage trolleys piled high with bags.
Some had arrived at the airport well before dawn and were starting to show signs of frustration, coming forward, tickets in hand, to ask officials about when they might be likely to check in. ― AFP.
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