British government lifts Mombasa flight ban

A suspension of flights by British airlines to and from the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa has been lifted after nearly four …

A suspension of flights by British airlines to and from the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa has been lifted after nearly four months.

The ban had been imposed following a specific threat against British planes in the region.

The May 15th ban had affected not only Monarch's Mombasa services from Manchester and Gatwick airports but also British Airways flights to Nairobi.

The suspension of flights to Nairobi was lifted on June 26th, with BA recommencing services to the Kenyan city on July 4th. However, the Mombasa ban remained until today.

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There was a terrorist attack on the US embassy in Nairobi in August 1998 in which 232 people were killed.

There was also a car bomb attack on a hotel near Mombasa in November 2002, in which at least 15 people died and an unsuccessful attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter plane on the same day.

PA