The disruption from the strike by Kenyan aviation workers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been partially eased by the deployment of air force personnel to screen passengers.
However, no flights had taken off as at 1300 local time (1000 GMT) despite passengers having been cleared to board.
The industrial action had paralyzed operations at the airport since midnight local time (2100 GMT).
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Several flights were delayed and others have been rescheduled, with some passengers booked to hotels.
Those I spoke to said they were unsure when they would board their flights as the national carrier Kenya Airways has not told them much.
One female passenger fainted outside the international terminal as a result of the sweltering heat.