A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport Wednesday, forcing the suspension of international passenger flights, choking an important gateway to East Africa travel.
The country's anti-terrorism police boss said he did not believe that there is a link to terrorist fire, even though it coincided with the Islamic militants attacked the U.S. embassy dual Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in Dar Si Sala ES Farm, Commercial fifth anniversary of the capital of neighboring Tanzania.
Authorities said on Thursday they will begin to prepare the airport domestic terminal, escaped the fire, handling international flights, the use of tents to create extra space. Domestic flights has been restored Wednesday evening, and the outward direction is due to cargo flights hours after recovery.
Raging fire engulfed the terminal and lit up the early morning sky, sending a plume rising miles away visible billowing black smoke.
Heat repeatedly drove back firefighters battled five hours, put out the fire, the worst Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the busiest in East Africa record.
Boniface Mwaniki, anti-terrorism police unit responsible person said, there is no and "terrorism."
"We do not want to speculate, but at this stage we do not think there is any such links," he told Reuters reporters. "Even if we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the bombings, we do not think it is terrorism."
Nevertheless, the authorities have stepped up in East Africa's largest economy, at airports and security at critical facilities.
Security analysts say, there is no indication that the soldiers in neighboring Kenya African Union troops in Somalia's Islamist any links.
Regional security analyst, said: "This does not bear the mark of people Shabaab operations, but no one knows," speaking on condition of anonymity.
From the fire began in immigration and immigration area, there are no reports of casualties.
The fire thousands of passengers stranded at the airport and exporters of perishable agricultural products, mainly flowers, worried that their export-oriented enterprises, together with Kenya tea exports and tourism, a major source of foreign exchange earnings.
Fire is the beginning of the tourist season, key sectors of the Kenyan economy, but also a blow to Kenya.
"This is catastrophic," Jane Ngige Exporters Association of Kenya Flower Council chief executive officer, told Reuters reporters.
Managing Director, Kenya hotel operator TPS Serena, Jan Mohammed Mahmoud, said: "The last thing we need is this," but added that it is still a bit too early the full impact of the damage to the tourism industry.
Business travelers and tourists were diverted to other airports, the main port city of Mombasa.
Kenya Airways use the airport as a hub, fell as much as 2% of the shares, was restored.
The airline said the overnight flights to London and Bangkok scheduled to land in Nairobi last Thursday morning, the first overseas flights at the airport since the fire.
Tent arrivals
The domestic terminal at the airport ready to handle more international flights will be conducted on Thursday, transportation, cabinet secretary Michael Kamau said.
"From tomorrow, we will prepare the unit as an international terminal departures and arrivals," Kamau told reporters. "We started processing departing passengers at the airport restricted area pitching tents."
Terminal used by foreign carriers including Emirates, British Airways, Qatar, KLM), Turkish Airlines, South African Airways and Ethiopian Airlines.
The airport was built in 1978 with a capacity of 25,000 passengers, handling six yuan, or about 16,000.
Gutted building, melted plastic handle metal car neat lines is only clear reminder that building - its roof partially collapsed - was once an airport terminal.
Some travelers find their luggage charred ruins, while Western embassy staff waving flags to attract passengers looking for a place to stay.
"We are now here is illegal, because we did not get a visa and therefore can not leave the airport," said Juan Cabrera, France, United Nations staff from Burundi with his wife and children to Zanzibar.
"I just wanted to know how I go home or continue our journey, it seems that no one knows."
The world famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve annual wildebeest migration is undergoing some tourists stranded, and canceled their reservations, tour operators said.
Passenger bus trips to face hundreds of miles to reach the Kenyan capital.
Mombasa bus driver, Samuel Mwangi said: "I am here to Nairobi and they are many, and even five buses were deployed to do this work is not enough."
 



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