Kenya: International flights resume Thursday at midnight after suspension due to fire

Fire fighters working to put out the fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. PHOTO/Noor Khamis/Reuters

Officials in Kenya said they would reopen the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, at midnight on Thursday after a fire on Wednesday forced the suspension of international and cargo flights, choking a vital gateway to east Africa.

“The airport will be open for all other flights as from midnight on Thursday,” said Michael Kamau, cabinet secretary for transport, saying that so far the airport was only being used for international flights by Kenya Airways.

Source: Reuters