Updated:

Operations at JKIA now back to normal


Kenya Airways would like to inform its passengers, customers and the public that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has now been opened for operations.

As a result of the morning disruption the following flights have been cancelled and passengers have been scheduled on the later flights as below.

1)    KQ760/761 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ762/763 – Johannesburg

2)    KQ652/653 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ656/657/658 - Kisumu

3)    KQ480/483 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ484/485 – Dar es Salaam

4)    KQ490/491 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ484/485 - Zanzibar

5)    KQ350/351 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ352/353 – Juba

6)    KQ702 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ720 – Lusaka &Harare

7)    KQ318 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated on KQ310 – Dubai & Muscat

8)    KQ468 cancelled, passengers to be re accommodated  on KQ442 – Bujumbura & Kigali



Kenya Airways has advised that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been closed indefinitely since 04h00 this morning (June 6) due to a disabled aircraft on the runway.

All Kenya Airways morning arrivals have been diverted to Mombasa, Entebbe and Dar es Salam as below.

Flights diverted to Mombasa international airport includes, KQ311 from Dubai, KQ203 ex Mumbai, KQ101 ex London, KQ466 ex Bujumbura & Kigali, KQ331 ex Jeddah, KQ521 ex Dakar & Abidjan, KQ765 from Johannesburg.

Flights diverted to Entebbe international Airport in Uganda includes, KQ542 ex Lagos & Cotonou, KQ321 exCairo& Khartoum, KQ511 from Freetown &Accra and KQ117 from Amsterdam.

KQ 221 from New Delhi has been diverted to Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar Es Salam.

All departing flights from JKIA Nairobi have been delayed indefinitely.

Kenya Airways station offices in Entebbe, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam have arranged for special handling of passengers affected by the disruptions.  The airline said in a statement that it may also experience resultant delays and cancellations as a result this disruption and appeal to affected passengers for understanding and patience during this period.

All the concerned stakeholders at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport are working to remove the grounded aircraft to ensure normal operations resume.