Ethiopian authorities have slammed the Kenyan Air Traffic Controllers Association's allegations about the safety of its airspace as "outright lies".
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) said it "fully and categorically rejects the false and baseless statements circulated by the Kenyan Air Traffic Controllers Association" regarding claims its airspace was unsafe.
The authority also said it was working in "close collaboration with its good neighbor and partner, the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority, on cross border flight coordination".
The statement follows strikes by some ATCs in Ethiopia, and the ECAA said its area control centre in Addis Ababa was being manned by qualified controllers.
The ECAA added it had not received any complaints by any airline operating to/from Ethiopia or overflying the Ethiopian airspace.
Meanwhile, the Ethiopian Airlines Group, issued its own statement to reassure passengers: "Since 21 August, when the illegal strike started, Ethiopian Airlines has been working in close coordination with the ECAA and the volunteer air traffic controllers, ATC instructors and ATC controllers that it brought from other sister African countries.
"It is successfully supporting the ECAA to enable the latter to efficiently and safely manage the Ethiopian airspace in line with global standards."