Kenya Airways has suspended its thrice-weekly flights to Paris as travellers from France dried up following violence in the east African country earlier in the year, reuters quoted a statement by the carrier as saying on Tuesday. The airline's operations have been hit since a disputed presidential election in December erupted into violence that killed 1,000 people and plunged Kenya into a political crisis. "There (has) been a sharp decline on bookings on the route as French citizens reacted to their government's decision to issue a blanket travel advisory against travel to Kenya," a statement by the airline said. Nairobi is a regional hub connecting to African destinations such as Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Seychelles and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Passengers connecting to French-speaking countries could be inconvenienced by the flight suspension, but Chief Executive Titus Naikuni said he was optimistic flights would resume soon. "We will monitor the situation on a monthly basis and are hopeful that we will resume Paris flights for the summer high season once the French Government's travel advisory has been removed," Naikuni said in the statement.
