KQ, Jambojet lose Sh976m in 2-day airport workers strike

A Kenya Airways plane is pictured in the sky from at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on September 1, 2026, as flight operations resumed.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | NMG


Kenya’s largest carriers have disclosed that they lost up to Sh976 million in lost revenues and disruption related costs due to the two-day strike of aviation workers, highlighting the toll the industrial action took on the country’s aviation industry.

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