Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Several airlines continued to face flight delays on Tuesday as they struggled to clear the backlog created by a two-day aviation workers' strike that brought operations at Kenya's major airports to a near standstill.

The strike, which began on Sunday and was called off on Tuesday morning, forced airlines to cancel and delay flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports, including the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.

Major carriers in Kenya, including Kenya Airways (KQ) and Jambojet, said they expected normal flight schedules to resume on Wednesday as they continued to deal with the effects of the industrial action.

Foreign carriers operating flights to and from Nairobi also cont...