Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi): Airport operations update

update (11 Sept 2013): The parking garage at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which was turned into a the "Temporary Arrivals Terminal", is expected to handle its first flight this afternoon.

update (09 Sept 2013): Kenya Airways has shifted their regional flight handling at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Unit 3. All flights from Nairobi to Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Kigali, Bujumbura, Addis Ababa and Juba leave from Unit 3. This change applies to Precision Air flights too.

update (05 Sept 2013): Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA): Works are currently underway to turn the JKIA Parking Garage into a temporary arrivals terminal. [more]

update (02 Sept 2013): Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has updated its JKIA Information Center website. According to the website, Kenya Airways is operating from Unit 2, while most other airlines are operating from Unit 1&3.
International departure flights departing from Unit 1: Air Arabia, Air Uganda, British Airways, Brussels Airline, South African Airways, Swiss International Airlines, Qatar Airways
International departure flights departing from Unit 2: Kenya Airways, Air Arabia, Air Uganda, British Airways, Brussels Airline, Swiss International Airlines, Qatar Airways
International departure flights departing from Unit 3: Fly 540, Turkish Airlines, Condor Airline, African Express Airways, Air Mauritius,  East African Safari Air, Fly Sax, Yemen Airways, Emirates, Jubba Airways

update (23 Aug 2013): According to Kenya Airways, the Kenyan Government had announced plans to build a temporary terminal by converting a parking garage into an arrivals lounge. This is expected to be completed by the end of September 2013. Furthermore, the Government would accelerate construction of the new terminal (Terminal 4) to be ready by 2014.

update (22 Aug 2013): Kenya Airways has just announced that their international departure operations, including their codeshare partners and customer airlines, moved back to Unit 2 with effect from today (22 Aug 2013). Consequently, the other airlines which were operating from Unit 2 moved to Unit 3.

Following the fire incident that destroyed the International Arrivals Building at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, on 07 August 2013, operations have resumed at the airport with both domestic and International departure and arrival functions running. Despite that, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) advises passengers to confirm their flight schedules with their respective airlines before making their way to the airport.

International Departures

• Kenya Airways (KQ) is operating from Unit 3
• Other Airlines are operating from Unit 2

International Arrivals

• For international arrivals, airport users are advised to use the JKIA Main Gate to access the airport
• A map of the current airport layout can be downloaded here (pdf).

Domestic Flights

• Domestic departures & arrivals are at Kenya Airways Cargo Building at JKIA Cargo Area.
• All domestic passengers are advised to use the JKIA Cargo Gate to access the JKIA Cargo area
• A map of the current airport layout can be downloaded here (pdf).

International - Domestic Flight Connections

• JKIA has buses available to shuttle transiting passengers between International Arrivals/Departures at JKIA's Unit 2 & 3 and the Domestic Terminal at Kenya Airways Cargo Terminal, cargo area and vice versa.

Flight Information

• The servers of JKIA's Flight Information Display System (FIDS) were affected by the fire. The airport invites passengers to call their flight information desks on +254722205061, +254-020-822390 or +254-020-82230 Exts. 5214, 5203, 5167. You can also check online services such as Flightradar24 to track your flights.

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