DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
Dutch Airliner- KLM has
maintained its stand over the civil unrest in Tanzania, but has apologised to
Kenya regarding a statement they issued on Friday, January 27 that said that
there was a potential civil unrest in the two East African countries.
The position comes at a time
when Tanzanian authorities have urged the public to ignore the statement
calling it baseless.
“This statement is baseless,
alarmist, unfounded, inconsiderate and insensitive and has caused unnecessary
fear and panic to the general public and aviation industry at large,” said Prof
Makame Mbarawa the minister of works and transport.
“This is incorrect and we would like to apologize for this,” reads the statement.
It adds: KLM takes this
opportunity to sincerely apologize to its customers, partners and to the
Government and people of Kenya for the inconvenience and damage the said
erroneous alert may have caused. The correct position is that at KLM flights in
and out of Nairobi remain as per schedule and no interruptions are anticipated.
The statement further said Air
France-KLM group has communicated the correct position to the relevant
government authorities through its Nairobi office but did not make similar
efforts in Tanzania where they maintained their stand. - The Citizen
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