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KQ suspends flights to Kinshasa over detention of staff

A Kenya Airways Boeing Dreamliner at the JKIA. Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya Airways has suspended flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo in protest over the continued detention of two employees based in Kinshasa.

The national carrier on Monday said it had resorted to suspending flights to Kinshasa as its operations at the airport were suffering due to lack of adequate support.

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