State mulls halting China flights

A stewardess takes the temperature of passenger on an Air China flight from Melbourne to Beijing on Tuesday. Major airlines have suspended flights to the country. [Courtesy]

The government and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) are in talks that could see the suspension of all flights between Kenya and China.

The consultations between relevant government ministries and the civil aviation industry regulator are meant to evaluate the country’s level of risk and exposure to the coronavirus epidemic.