Direct flights to New York and new routes opened up by Kenya Airways helped to lift visitor numbers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, shoring up tourism earnings.Kenya Airways introduced over three new routes last year including Italy and ...
Direct flights to New York and new routes opened up by Kenya Airways helped to lift visitor numbers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, shoring up tourism earnings.
Kenya Airways introduced over three new routes last year including Italy and Geneva, a move that has impacted positively on arrivals at the Kenya’s main port of entry, according to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
According to data from KAA, passenger numbers at the JKIA grew from 738,861 in 2018 December to 785,861 in the review period.
However, in the same month, regional airports, especially along the coastal towns registered a decline in number of passengers in what KAA attributes to low tourism activities.
But on overall, the number of passengers who used the airports went down in December, compared with the corresponding period last year, weighed down by low numbers in regional airports.
