Nairobi — The federal government has lifted the ban imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two weeks in the past.
In response to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director Common Gilbert Kibe, the flight was lifted on Monday midnight.
“Kenya shall do a NOTAM lifting the suspension of flights to and from the UAE 🇦🇪 from midnight tonight (Monday),” he advised Capital FM Information.
He nevertheless identified that “the explanation for lifting up the suspension isn’t for public consumption.”
He additional said that UAE has not but lifted the ban it had positioned on flights from Kenya, “however we anticipate them to take action.”
The federal government had suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the UAE on January 10 in retaliation to the transfer by Dubai to do the identical to Kenya over faux COVID-19 checks.
The ban didn’t nevertheless have an effect on cargo flights which are usually flown by carriers resembling Kenya Airways (KQ) and Emirates airline from UEA into Kenya.
The ban got here a couple of days after UAE prolonged the Kenya flight ban after it established that travellers from Nairobi had been testing constructive for Covid-19 after arrival within the Center East nation, regardless of carrying detrimental take a look at outcomes.
The Dubai-based service connects the majority of the continent’s travellers to the remainder of the world by means of its Dubai hub with the funds airways feeding it with cargo and passengers in main cities like Nairobi.
There had been issues raised over travellers issuing faux Covid-19 certificates.
