Kenyans who were caught up in Covid-19 lockdowns around the world have started arriving home.
The start of this week saw Some 84 citizens landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard a Kenya Airways plane from London after selecting their quarantine centers and presenting their coronavirus clearance certificates at the airport.
Kenya Airways has said that it had plans to fly Kenyans who are stranded in China this weekend. This is after a KQ flight from Mumbai landed on Thursday evening at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The airline maintained that it had instituted required measures to protect the passengers and crew through;
• Strict adherence to the point of entry protocols upon arrival to the destinations
• Providing appropriate PPEs to support passenger handling
• Sanitizing aircrafts
• Testing of passengers
“We look forward to flying Kenyans home from China this weekend,” stated Kenya Airways.
CEO Allan Kilavuka echoed this statement saying there are Kenyans in the diaspora who want to come home and they have no alternative means.
“We are aware that many Kenyans had traveled to India for medical reasons and were stranded due to the restrictions on travel that were imposed by different governments.
“We are making these flights for them to reunite them with their loved ones and bring them home safe,” said Kilavuka.
Adding: “It is important that our passengers feel safe and are comfortable when taking these flights with us and we have taken the necessary steps to guarantee this. The required Ministry of Health protocols take effect upon arrival at JKIA.
