Kenya Airways planes are parked at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 5, 2026. Thomas Mukoya Home World Africa Kenya Airways says its fuel cost up 72% due to Middle East conflict August 19th, 2026 | 07:21 AM WORLD Africa 1 Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest By Reuters Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR) said on Wednesday that the Middle East conflict had driven up its fuel costs by 72% in the first half of this year and caused delays to supplies of spare parts and plane maintenance.($1 = 129.4000 Kenyan shillings)