Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Airlines have begun auditing the financial impact of flight disruptions at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) due to a workers' strike that was called off on Tuesday.

The industrial action, called by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union(KAWU), began on Monday and disrupted operations of several carriers, leading to aircraft groundings, flight cancellations, and passenger refunds.

Airlines warn of financial hits as they absorb losses linked to fuel burn, compensation claims, and the lost flying hours.

Jambojet CEO, Karanja Ndegwa, told Business Daily that the airline operated only a fraction of its scheduled flights over the two days of the workers' strike.

"Between Monday and Tuesday, we operated only 23 re...