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| British Airways to Resume Kenya Flights |
| 2003-06-27 |
| NAIROBI (AP) - British Airways said Friday it will resume daily flights to Nairobi early next month. The announcement came a day after the British government lifted its six-week ban on commercial flights between London and the Kenyan capital. Flights to Nairobi will resume next Thursday, the airline said in a statement. In unrelated news, Air Ukraine announced cessation of flights to and from Nairobi, citing a sudden loss of ticket sales. Britain suspended flights to Kenya on May 15 because of a ``credible'' threat, prompting British Airways to cancel its daily service between London and Nairobi. Since then, British Airways has been flying daily to Entebbe in neighboring Uganda. Passengers departing from Kenya were placed on a charter flight to Uganda. Ah, Entebbe, the Paris of Africa. Kenya has been the scene of two terrorist attacks - both blamed on al-Qaida - in the last five years and U.S. and British intelligence has raised fears of another attack. This won't last one, the al-Q hard boys will cook up something, and we'll sniff it out. |
| Posted by:Steve White |