Fuel Shortage Could Disrupt Kenya Airways Services
Kenya Airways warned on Friday its operations could be disrupted in the coming days if a fuel shortage in the country does not abate.
The Leading African airline operates about 75 daily flights from Nairobi’s main airport to 43 destinations around the world.
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Titus Naikuni said “If the situation does not improve within the next one to two days, our operations will be severely affected,”
“I would like to assure our passengers that we are doing all we can to maintain our schedule integrity, especially during the festive season,” Mr Naikuni added in a media statement.
The airline posted a 63 percent drop in pretax profits to US $13.8 million in the first half. It blamed the weaker returns on high fuel prices, a strong local currency and a political crisis earlier in the year that discouraged visitors to the country.