December 19, 2008
Leading African airline Kenya Airways warned on Friday its operations could be disrupted in the coming days if a fuel shortage in the country does not abate.
The carrier operates about 75 daily flights from Nairobi's main airport to 43 destinations.
East Africa's largest economy has a fuel shortage, which the state-owned Kenya Pipeline Corporation blamed on power outages at its pumping stations, according to local media.
"If the situation does not improve within the next one to two days, our operations will be severely affected," Kenya Airways chief executive Titus Naikuni said in a statement.
"I would like to assure our passengers that we are doing all we can to maintain our schedule integrity, especially during the festive season," Naikuni said.
The airline posted a 63 percent drop in pretax profits to KES1.05 billion shillings (USD$13.8 million) in the first half.
It blamed the weaker returns on high fuel prices, a strong local currency and a political crisis earlier in the year that discouraged visitors to the country.
(Reuters)
Leading African airline Kenya Airways warned on Friday its operations could be disrupted in the coming days if a fuel shortage in the country does not abate.
The carrier operates about 75 daily flights from Nairobi's main airport to 43 destinations.
East Africa's largest economy has a fuel shortage, which the state-owned Kenya Pipeline Corporation blamed on power outages at its pumping stations, according to local media.
"If the situation does not improve within the next one to two days, our operations will be severely affected," Kenya Airways chief executive Titus Naikuni said in a statement.
"I would like to assure our passengers that we are doing all we can to maintain our schedule integrity, especially during the festive season," Naikuni said.
The airline posted a 63 percent drop in pretax profits to KES1.05 billion shillings (USD$13.8 million) in the first half.
It blamed the weaker returns on high fuel prices, a strong local currency and a political crisis earlier in the year that discouraged visitors to the country.
(Reuters)
