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Passengers face long delays as Kenyan airport workers call strike

Passengers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport faced long delays on Sunday after Kenyan air traffic controllers and airport staff resumed a strike.

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00:00Passengers at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport faced long delays on Sunday
00:06after Kenyan air traffic controllers and airport staff resumed a strike.
00:11The workers' union cited issues including unpaid wages, job security and working conditions.
00:18An earlier labour dispute was temporarily resolved after government intervention.
00:23When we came here we were supposed to leave at four today,
00:26but due to the inconvenience and the protests that were here this morning
00:30is that we will be leaving at midnight, today midnight.
00:35It's very inconvenient.
00:36We were supposed to check in at around 12pm midday and take off at around 4pm,
00:43but our flight has now gotten delayed at 12 o'clock midnight.
00:49There are a lot of stranded people here, just including ourselves, so it's really unfortunate.
00:58Kenya's airport authority says it's working to minimise the disruption.
01:03But for now, passengers arriving at the airport are facing revised departure times and long waits.
01:13I was supposed to travel at 5pm, but when I arrived here I got an email saying that my flight
01:20has been delayed until 11pm.
01:27After failing to reach an agreement on Sunday,
01:30talks between the union and government officials are due to resume on Monday.
01:36Passengers are advised to confirm their flights with airlines.
01:40This is an example of the

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