Kenya Airways issues sacking notice to pilots

Kenya airways staff checks in a pilot during the launch the resumption of the International flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi on August 1, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya Airways (KQ) on Friday notified its pilots of a plan to lay off a number of them as it continues with a restructuring exercise expected to see a substantial number of the airline’s employees rendered jobless.

The carrier had been in plans to reduce its size after Covid-19 broke and grounded nearly all its operations. It noted that even with the resumption of flights, it will still need another two to three years before the industry can normalise.