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The ban is however not applicable to cargo flights hence they will continue with normal operations.

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the suspension was effected on January 10 and is set to last for seven days.

"Inbound and transit passenger flights from UAE are suspended for a period of seven days. We are doing this to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE," Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said.


The ban is however not applicable to cargo flights hence they will continue with normal operations.

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Last year, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority temporarily suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger movements from Kenya.

DCAA said customers were not to be accepted for travel on Emirates flights in Nairobi during that time.