KQ declines to suspend flights to West Africa

FROM LEFT: Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director Lucy Mbugua, Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau, Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni and Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia during a press conference at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport  [PHOTO: BEVERLYNE MUSILI/STANDARD]

Kenya: Authorities yesterday evening insisted Kenya Airways (KQ) would not suspend flights to Ebola-hit regions of West Africa, despite demands by Parliament and a consumer lobby group.

The National Assembly yesterday afternoon passed a resolution asking KQ to suspend flights to West Africa. MPs said they would not allow the national carrier to put the lives of Kenyans at risk by pursuing profits at the expense of health.