Kenya’s national Carrier Kenya Airways has said that its town booking offices in Kisumu and Johannesburg will remain closed on 20th March 2023 as it anticipates protests by the countries’ opposition parties Azimio la Umoja and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) which have called for mass action in both Kenya and South Africa respectively. Booking offices…
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Flight Landings in Kenya’s Airports Increased by 38% in 2022
Flight landings in Kenya’s airports increased by 38% to 62,000 in 2022 which was only 13% shy of the pre-Covid-19 performance according to the Tourism Research Institute Kenya. Of Kenya’s busiest airports Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi registered a flight landings growth of 44%, Moi International Airport (MIA) Mombasa registered growth of 33%,…
Zipline Launches First-Ever Drone Delivery in Kenya
The global leader in instant logistics, Zipline has launched the first-ever drone deliveries in Kenya from its Chemelil hub with the aim of bringing instant delivery to over 400 health facilities across Kisumu County. The deliveries were witnessed by Kisumu County Governor Anyang Nyong’o who said the service will enable faster deliveries. “Today, I launched…
Jambojet Surpasses 1 Million Passengers in 2022
Kenya Airways subsidiary Jambojet has said it surpassed one million passengers in 2022 the first time in the low-cost airline’s history surpassing its earlier target of 917000 customers. The airline says this increase represents a 38 percent surge in passengers compared to 730,000 customers the same period in 2021 from 15,584 one-way flights across 10…