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A Nairobi court has ordered striking Kenya Airways pilots to return to work immediately after the days-long walkout forced dozens of flight cancellations that left thousands of passengers stranded
A Nairobi court has ordered striking Kenya Airways pilots to return to work immediately after the days-long walkout forced dozens of flight cancellations that left thousands of passengers stranded.
The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) launched the strike at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport a few days ago, defying a court order. The court order clearly stated that the pilots should return to work on the 9th of November morning. The strike has paralyzed the operations of the fledgling airlines, which have been kept artificially alive by the government pumping in millions of dollars. The reaction of the pilots’ association is still not known, while this story was filed.
The carrier in a statement announced that it was ending its recognition of the union and withdrawing from its collective bargaining deal. It also accused KALPA of exposing the airline to irreparable damage. The court order said it would now consider the issue and ordered the airline’s management to allow the pilots to perform their duties without harassing or intimidating them. The order also stated that no disciplinary action against any of them should be taken.
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The airline, which is part-owned by the government and Air France-KLM, is one of the biggest in Africa. It connects multiple countries to Europe and Asia. The airline said that because of the strike, it had cancelled 56 flights disrupting 12,000 passengers’ plans. The estimated losses for the airline because of the strike is US$ 2.5 million per day, which the airline can ill-afford, airline sources pointed out.
