The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) stated the alarm, which was first triggered at 2:55 pm, continued to reactivate regardless of an preliminary silencing, prompting airport officers to vacate the terminal as a security precaution.
The airports company stated JKIA’s Fire and Rescue workforce responded, and no incident of fireplace was reported.
KAA indicated that the alert was probably triggered by a system fault, which is below investigation.
“Terminal 1C was quickly vacated to make sure the security and safety of passengers and operations personnel,” KAA acknowledged in a press launch shared Sunday night, assuring the general public that flight operations remained unaffected.
The authority confirmed that every one flights initially scheduled for Terminal 1C had been “seamlessly relocated” to Terminals 1A and 1B with none disruptions.
Airport groups had been stated to be working on-site to resolve the difficulty.
KAA suggested passengers to examine with their respective airways for up to date terminal assignments as investigations proceed.
