and while on planes, I just read about the Delta Airlines flights. Quote from Nation " Due to noted security vulnerabilities in and around Nairobi and the failure to meet international security standards and appropriate recommended practices established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) at the Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, TSA is currently denying air service by Delta to Nairobi and Monrovia until security standards are met or security threat assessments change".

 

Speaking to journalists in Nairobi yesterday, Kenya Airways managing director Titus Naikuni also echoed the security concerns raised by the TSA. “It is a fact that security needs to be improved at the airport and even us as an airline, have employed about 140 security officers to take charge of our facilities at the airport,” said Mr Naikuni.

This to me seems like paranoia. Are other flights affected by security threat assesments and have cancelled? Is it at all SAFE to fly into and out of Nairobi and if so are other airlines exposing passengers to risks they know more about? So are airlines now looking for an Air Force escort in the skies while employing private guards on the ground? This story makes little sense. my simple thots. :-)