Kenya Airways seeks High Court ruling over unpaid compensation from Nairobi Airport authority after 2013 fire

Kenya Airways has filed a case with the Nairobi High Court over the non-payment of up to KES330 million (US$3.8 million) in compensation owed to it by the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA), after a fire at the airport in 2013 that caused considerable losses to the airline.Kenya Airways incurred costs over flight re-routings; passenger care, in which hundreds of booked travellers had to be put up in hotels at the carrier’s expense; and loss of equipment.The fire at the airport caused considerable damage as a number of fire protection and extinguisher systems were found to be unserviceable or defective. Kenya