NAIROBI, March 27 (Reuters) - Kenya Airways KQNA.NR
NAIROBI, March 27 (Reuters) – Kenya Airways KQNA.NR stated it has suspended home flights to adjust to new anti-coronavirus lockdown measures introduced by the east African nation’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday.
The airline, partly owned Air France-KLM AIRF.PA, stated in a tweeted assertion late on Friday it might, from March 29, halt all flights from its hub within the capital Nairobi to Mombasa, the Indian ocean port metropolis, and Kisumu, a lakeside city within the nation’s west.
Home flights, the assertion stated, could be suspended till additional discover. Worldwide flights stay unaffected.
On Friday, Kenyatta introduced journey restrictions within the capital Nairobi and 4 surrounding counties to sluggish surging COVID-19 infections.
Beneath the brand new curbs, authorities stated Nairobi and the counties of Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru could be handled as one zone, and residents could be barred from crossing over to different areas.
(Writing by Elias Biryabarema; Enhancing by Alex Richardson)
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