Kenya bars more Emirates flights in spat with Dubai

An Emirates plane is seen at Lisbon's airport, Portugal June 24, 2016. PHOTO | RAFAEL MARCHANTE | REUTERS

Kenya and Dubai-based Emirates airline are caught in a row over a push for additional flights into Nairobi, heightening risk of a fresh diplomatic tiff with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia claimed that the airline and the director-general of the aviation authority in Dubai had written to him “very offending” letters in a bid to arm-twist Kenya into allowing more flight frequencies by the Emirati carrier.

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