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Kenya Airways' suspends flights to Newyork over snowstorm

By Mike Kihaki | 3mos ago

Stranded passengers at JKIA after Kenya Aviation Workers Union resumed work following an agreement with management on Sunday February 15, 2026. [Collins Oduor, Standard].

Kenya Airways has cancelled two flights on its Nairobi-New York route after a blizzard warning forced John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to suspend operations.

This leave passengers stranded on both ends of one of the world's longest non-stop air corridors.

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