Kenya Airways will repatriate citizens of Kenya and the UAE on March 4 and 5, 2026, offering customers stuck in the respective countries relief amid the Middle East crisis.
The carrier said the move follows approval of slots by Dubai International Airport.
“These are not regular flights, rather repatriation flights for customers who are citizens or have residency in the UAE to be able to travel out of Nairobi and vice versa,” the statement said.
Kenyans living and working in Middle East countries have expressed their anxiety as the war in the region rages on.
Those who spoke to Nation said they are currently not working and have been advised to remain at home. They felt trapped as they could not fly back home since much of the airspace in the Middle East and Gulf region was closed and flights grounded.
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