Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it has uplifted 5,000 passengers out of the 12,000 passengers that were affected by the strike by its pilots.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 9, KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka said that the airline has scheduled and operated 48 flights since the pilots called off the strike on Tuesday.
Kilavuka further maintained that 43 flights are scheduled for Thursday, November 10, which is 50 per cent of the airline's normal operations.
The KQ CEO stated that they expect to resume full operation on Saturday, November 12.
"On Friday 11th November we shall operate 70% of our network and expect to resume full operation by Saturday, November 12. We still have about 200 guests accommodated in hotels across Nairobi who shall be rebooked in the next two days," read part of the statement signed by Kilavuka.
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Kilavuka apologized to the airline's customers for the inconveniences even as he thanked KQ staff who were working long hours to assist the customers.
The KQ pilots agreed to call off their strike on Tuesday following an order by the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
In a statement, Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) Secretary General Murithi Nyagah urged the pilots to do their best to restore normalcy.
“Let us do our best to restore normalcy to operations in the same unified manner that you have displayed in the last few days,” Nyagah said
