Mombasa,KENYA:Several flights have been diverted to Moi International Airport in Mombasa and other airports around the country after a heavy fog disrupted operations at JKIA on Thursday morning.
@Ma3Route poor visibility at JKIA as a result of fog delaying takeoff and landing of flights.!! pic.twitter.com/i2VRn2XBG4
— Roberto Kaks (@rmnguni) August 2, 2018
Passengers who were to travel from the country through JKIA also had to wait till the fog clears before take-off.
Not really, still stuck inside the plane at JKIA waiting for fog to clear to takeoff…the photo is taken on the ground sir
— Roberto Kaks (@rmnguni) August 2, 2018
Kenya Airways, on their twitter handle, said that they had diverted their flights to other airports following the fog which affected visibility.
OPERATIONS UPDATE: Good morning, we are experiencing flight disruptions at JKIA due to poor visibility caused by fog. Several flights are being diverted to alternative airports as we monitor the situation.
— Kenya Airways (@KenyaAirways) August 2, 2018
They further apologized to the passengers for any inconvenience caused.
cording to the airline some of the affected flights include:
KQ117 AMS-NBO revised ETA 1040h
KQ117 AMS-NBO revised ETA 0940h
KQ275 MRU-NBO revised ETA 1100h
KQ260 TNR-NBO revised ETA 1055h
KQ311 DXB-NBO revised ETA 0930h
Additional reporting by Michael Mbugua
