Nairobi, March 28 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) says it took a Sh1.3 billion financial hit from last November's pilot strike that triggered the cancellation of scores of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded.

The airline gave the disclosure on Monday during the release of its financial performance for 2022, in which net loss more than doubled to a record Sh38.26 billion with a partly Sh23 billion rise in finance costs.

Chief financial officer at KQ, Hellen Mathuka, said the hit from the strike that lasted four days was beside the reputation risk that comes with service disruption in the aviation industry.

"The impact of the strike was Sh1.3 billion from a financial perspective. Besides that, there are other related issues in terms ...