Suspension of passenger flights between Nairobi and UK from April 9: Kenya Airways

"Due to the increased demand for travel to the UK before the advisory takes effect on 9th April, we have added new flights on 7th and 8th April 2021," the national carrier added.

Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), the flags carrier airline, suspended its passenger flights between Nairobi and United Kingdom (UK), according to a report by The East African.

In the statement issued on Monday, KQ explained that "the suspension is due to the directive issued by the Government of Kenya suspending all flights from the UK, effective midnight 9th April 2021".

"Due to the increased demand for travel to the UK before the advisory takes effect on 9th April, we have added new flights on 7th and 8th April 2021," the national carrier added.

STATEMENT: Suspension of passenger flights to the United Kingdom effective 9th April 2021 until further notice. pic.twitter.com/uk44xn0kau

— Kenya Airways (@KenyaAirways) April 5, 2021

"We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience but those impacted by this directive may change their bookings for later travel or request a refund with all penalties waved. All tickets must be utilized before March 31, 2022," it added.

The management authorities of the airways have also asked its passengers to check and manage their respective flights on the KQ website or can contact the Kenya Airways Contact Centre.

Three days after UK's temporary directive to ban passengers from Kenya and the other three countries, the date coincides with UK's ban in order to prevent COVID-19 spread in the country.