International flights resumed at the main airport in Kenya's capital on Thursday a day after a fire that destroyed parts of the building.
A plane from London was the first to land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 6.30am (local time), Kenyan airport authorities said. Other planes from Bangkok and Kilimanjaro also landed.
The Nairobi airport is a regional hub serving more than 16,000 passengers daily and its closure caused widespread disruption, the BBC reports.
Officials don't yet know what caused the fire, which started in the arrivals and immigration area at east Africa's busiest airport. Authorities say no serious injuries were reported
The blaze took about four hours to bring under control, by which time the arrivals hall had been gutted. Thousands of passengers were stranded and many lost their luggage.
International flights into the city had been diverted to other airports in Eldoret and the coastal city of Mombasa.
On Wednesday, the interior ministry announced the resumption of domestic and cargo services.
The country's anti-terror police boss said he did not believe that there was a terror link to the fire even though it coincided with the 15th anniversary of a twin attack by Islamist militants on the US embassy in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in neighbouring Tanzania, Reuters reports.
Exporters of perishable produce, mainly flowers, feared for their export-driven business, a leading source of foreign currency earnings for Kenya alongside tea exports and tourism. The fire was also a blow to Kenya right at the start of the peak tourism season.
The government says it will begin preparing its small domestic terminal at the airport for handling international flights, using tents to create extra space.
