00:01A strike delayed flights at Kenya's main airport on Monday.
00:05Its workers demanded better pay and improved work conditions.
00:10The Kenya Airways, the East African country's main airline, issued a travel advisory,
00:15urging customers to check their flight status before heading to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
00:22There's all these planes sitting there, but nothing is moving.
00:26Right now we're in limbo.
00:29We don't know. Well, we've actually left Kenya, so we're actually not supposed to be out here
00:34because our visa says that we've left, but they gave us a special letter,
00:39and we don't know when we're leaving again.
00:42Airport workers had issued a strike notice last week
00:45after the implementation of an agreement between the union and authorities
00:49demanding better labor conditions and increased pay and benefits hit a snug.
00:54This led to thousands of passengers being stranded outside the airport.
01:00Some families reported that their relatives were stuck inside the terminals.
01:05We had many plans for the day, so my day has been rearranged.
01:08My mom was rushing to do something in Eldoret.
01:11Now that has been rearranged, and the people who were expecting her there also have to change their plans.
01:16So it's a whole chain of things that have been affected, not only the traveller.
01:20So it's quite frustrating.
01:21The Kenya Airways Statements also said air traffic control operation delays
01:25were affecting departures and arrival, and flat schedules will have to be adjusted.
01:30The Kenya Airports Authority said it took contingency measures to minimize disruptions
01:35as it attempted to resolve the ongoing strike, stressing its openness to constructive dialogue.
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