In response, Jambojet’s mother company Kenya Airways (KQ) yesterday (Sunday) blocked the booking of flights on the Nairobi-Bujumbura route. It wants immediate replacement of the aircraft for “a more convenient type, for the sake of Burundi State authorities’ travel conditions.”Burundi said that it was unhappy with the planned deployment of Bombardier DHC8-Q400 aircraft on the Nairobi-Bujumbura route. A diplomatic row has erupted between Burundi and Kenya after Bujumbura demanded that Kenya Airways’ low-cost partner, Jambojet, deploy a bigger aircraft with business class seats for flights to the central African nation. REPLACEMENTIt wants immediate replacement of the aircraft for “a more convenient type, for the sake of Burundi State authorities’ travel conditions.”People familiar with the matter said the demand has delayed commencement of the budget carrier’s Nairobi-Bujumbura flights that were to take off last Wednesday. In response, Jambojet’s mother company Kenya Airways (KQ) yesterday (Sunday) blocked the booking of flights on the Nairobi-Bujumbura route, heightening tensions between the two countries.

Source: Daily Nation November 12, 2018 14:48 UTC