Kenya: How Repatriation Flights Work as Kenya Airways Intervenes on Stranded Kenyans in Middle East

When crises disrupt global travel, governments often turn to a little-known aviation tool to ensure the safety of their citizens abroad, repatriation flights.

Recent tensions in the Middle East have brought into focus the importance of repatriation flights and why a national carrier is crucial for any country seeking to safeguard the welfare of its citizens abroad.

In Kenya, national carrier Kenya Airways on Wednesday, March 4, announced special repatriation flights between Nairobi and Dubai…