“On Tanzanian, we have not yet resumed, we are waiting for the government (of Kenya) to confirm,” Mr Kilavuka noted.

Mr Kilavuka further said that negotiations between the Kenyan and Tanzanian governments about the issue had not yet been completed. Tanzania is one of Kenya Airways’ important routes as the national carrier had planned two daily flights to Dar es Saalam and three weekly flights to the resort city of Zanzibar.

Kenya’s negotiations with Tanzanian are being spearheaded by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) director-general, Gilbert Kibe, who told this paper that Nairobi was awaiting the decision of Dar es Salaam.

Kenya Airways resumed flights to 30 different locations around the world with new COVID-19 restrictions. The airlines were dormant after flights had been suspended in March as a measure to curb the spread of the virus.

The government allowed the national carrier to resume flights after revising new restrictions to still curb further spread of the virus in the country.