Isiolo airport is proving to be a big white elephant

[Geza Ulole]

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers



#NAIROBI’S JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SEES 2.2 PERCENT PLUS IN 2017

(Posted 02nd May 2018)



Data now released by the Kenya Bureau of Statistics show an increase of passengers handled at the country’s principal entry and exit point of 2.2 percent to an overall figure of 7.3 million passengers. Passengers in transit through Nairobi increased by 2.7 percent to 1.25 million passengers, choosing to connect to their final destination in Nairobi rather than other regional airports.
Figures obtained for Mombasa’s Moi International Airport suggest a static situation with numbers hardly different from 2016 when 1.2 million passengers used the airport, generated from domestic and regional flights and international tourist charters. This poses a challenge for the tourism industry along the Kenya coast where the upswing seen in the country of tourism arrivals – mainly via Nairobi – has been significantly slower, despite the Kenyan government putting incentive packages into place for charter flights to Mombasa.
Nairobi’s Wilson Airport retains its leading role in Eastern Africa as the airport of choice for beach and bush flights, covering coastal destinations Lamu, Malindi, Vipingo, Mombasa and Ukunda while otherwise also serving a growing number of non tourism related destinations in upcountry Kenya besides all the scheduled and charter services into the country’s national parks.
Traffic into the newly opened Isiolo Airport however is performing way under expectations at present, prompting calls for additional marketing efforts to promote air services to Isiolo and link these flights to safari camps and lodges in the wider area – a challenge as several camp and lodge owned landing strips allow for direct flights to those locations.
Traffic through all of Kenya’s designated airport in 2017 rose to an overall figure of 10.1 million, an increase of 3.5 percent.

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers

MY TAKE
Lamu port is next!

 

[thisdayes]

Unaeza kuts walijenga kwa mkopo

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[Geza Ulole]

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Definitely na 30% wamenyakua. Halafu cha ajabu sasa, hata Kisumu airport inaenda mswaki wakati Mwanza airport imeelemewa.

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport
By Dalton Nyabundi
Published: Oct 28th 2016 at 23:26, Updated: October 28th 2016 at 23:27

Transport PS Irungu Nyakera (right) is joined by Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma (centre) and the Rift Valley Railways CEO Isaiah Okoth during the inspection of infrastructure facilities at Kisumu Port. The PS earlier on toured Kisumu Airport.

The Government has challenged other stakeholders to help grow Kisumu International Airport, which is struggling to live up to its international status even after a Sh3.3 billion facelift.

Transport Principal Secretary Nyakera Irungu said the State is looking into ways of repositioning the airport to improve returns on heavy financial investments pumped into its upgrade. But he called on players in the private sector to also devise ways of keeping the airport busy.

He said improved commercial operations around the airport was one of the ways of changing fortunes for the facility which is underperforming compared to its capacity.

“The private sector should approach us with interests because we have put in place the necessary infrastructure for the airport to live up to its status as a nucleus regional pathway,” he said.

Mr Irungu said the Government was banking on the facility to grow trade and strengthen Kenya’s dominance as East Africa’s economic leader. He, however, added that further improvements will be pegged on how well the current infrastructure is utilised.

“This facility is part our infrastructure expansion masterplan and we have come up with an integrated approach to improve and re-position its full potential,” he said.


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International flights

Although the PS said the Government could not directly influence passenger growth at the airport citing transit nature of operations, he expressed confidence that expansion and installation of key services would translate into more regular international flights received at the facility.

The airport has installed facilities and services such as Immigration, Port-health and Customs so as to expand its capacity for handle international flights.

“As the demand for such services improve, coupled with an ongoing facelift, we expect to have regular international flights,” he said.

The facility is dominated by domestic operators plying the Kisumu-Nairobi route, although it has received non-scheduled craft from countries such as South Africa, Seychelles, Nigeria, Europe, France, Italy and Sweden. Local flights are those affiliated to Kenya Airways Ltd and Fly540 Kenya.

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Kisumu

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport

 

[ojey]

Definitely na 30% wamenyakua. Halafu change ajabu salary, hata Kisumu airport inaenda mswaki wakati Mwanza airport imeelemewa.

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport
By Dalton Nyabundi
Published: Oct 28th 2016 at 23:26, Updated: October 28th 2016 at 23:27

Transport PS Irungu Nyakera (right) is joined by Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma (centre) and the Rift Valley Railways CEO Isaiah Okoth during the inspection of infrastructure facilities at Kisumu Port. The PS earlier on toured Kisumu Airport.

The Government has challenged other stakeholders to help grow Kisumu International Airport, which is struggling to live up to its international status even after a Sh3.3 billion facelift.

Transport Principal Secretary Nyakera Irungu said the State is looking into ways of repositioning the airport to improve returns on heavy financial investments pumped into its upgrade. But he called on players in the private sector to also devise ways of keeping the airport busy.

He said improved commercial operations around the airport was one of the ways of changing fortunes for the facility which is underperforming compared to its capacity.

“The private sector should approach us with interests because we have put in place the necessary infrastructure for the airport to live up to its status as a nucleus regional pathway,” he said.

Mr Irungu said the Government was banking on the facility to grow trade and strengthen Kenya’s dominance as East Africa’s economic leader. He, however, added that further improvements will be pegged on how well the current infrastructure is utilised.

“This facility is part our infrastructure expansion masterplan and we have come up with an integrated approach to improve and re-position its full potential,” he said.


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International flights

Although the PS said the Government could not directly influence passenger growth at the airport citing transit nature of operations, he expressed confidence that expansion and installation of key services would translate into more regular international flights received at the facility.

The airport has installed facilities and services such as Immigration, Port-health and Customs so as to expand its capacity for handle international flights.

“As the demand for such services improve, coupled with an ongoing facelift, we expect to have regular international flights,” he said.

The facility is dominated by domestic operators plying the Kisumu-Nairobi route, although it has received non-scheduled craft from countries such as South Africa, Seychelles, Nigeria, Europe, France, Italy and Sweden. Local flights are those affiliated to Kenya Airways Ltd and Fly540 Kenya.

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kisumu international airport
Kisumu

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport

Habari za 2016... Kisumu ikona na new governor sahii tupatie latest updates.

 

[ichoboy01]

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers



#NAIROBI’S JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SEES 2.2 PERCENT PLUS IN 2017

(Posted 02nd May 2018)



Data now released by the Kenya Bureau of Statistics show an increase of passengers handled at the country’s principal entry and exit point of 2.2 percent to an overall figure of 7.3 million passengers. Passengers in transit through Nairobi increased by 2.7 percent to 1.25 million passengers, choosing to connect to their final destination in Nairobi rather than other regional airports.
Figures obtained for Mombasa’s Moi International Airport suggest a static situation with numbers hardly different from 2016 when 1.2 million passengers used the airport, generated from domestic and regional flights and international tourist charters. This poses a challenge for the tourism industry along the Kenya coast where the upswing seen in the country of tourism arrivals – mainly via Nairobi – has been significantly slower, despite the Kenyan government putting incentive packages into place for charter flights to Mombasa.
Nairobi’s Wilson Airport retains its leading role in Eastern Africa as the airport of choice for beach and bush flights, covering coastal destinations Lamu, Malindi, Vipingo, Mombasa and Ukunda while otherwise also serving a growing number of non tourism related destinations in upcountry Kenya besides all the scheduled and charter services into the country’s national parks.
Traffic into the newly opened Isiolo Airport however is performing way under expectations at present, prompting calls for additional marketing efforts to promote air services to Isiolo and link these flights to safari camps and lodges in the wider area – a challenge as several camp and lodge owned landing strips allow for direct flights to those locations.
Traffic through all of Kenya’s designated airport in 2017 rose to an overall figure of 10.1 million, an increase of 3.5 percent.

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers

MY TAKE
Lamu port is next!

tena hio ndio big white elephant haina nafuu😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

 

[ichoboy01]

Habari za 2016... Kisumu ikona na new governor sahii tupatie latest updates.

kisumu jumlisha na eldoret haifikii mwanza kwa passengers unabisha😀😀😀😀

 

[ojey]

kisumu jumlisha na eldoret haifikii mwanza kwa passengers unabisha😀😀😀😀

Unajua kweli mwanza is your 2nd biggest city after Dar au unaropokwa tu?

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

isiolo airport ilijengwa ili mabepari wapate Kandarasi wala sio kwasababu kulikuwa na haja ya airport hapo.

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Unajua kweli mwanza is your 2nd biggest city after Dar au unaropokwa tu?

Traffic to KIA is equal to Kisumu+mombasa+eldoret 😀

 

[ichoboy01]

Unajua kweli mwanza is your 2nd biggest city after Dar au unaropokwa tu?

mombasa yenyewe haiwezi zanzibar kwa passengers unabisha???😀😀😀😀

 

[ojey]

mombasa yenyewe haiwezi zanzibar kwa passengers unabisha???😀😀😀😀

Hakuna haja ya kuropokwa, Prove it?

 

[NairobiWalker]

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers



#NAIROBI’S JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SEES 2.2 PERCENT PLUS IN 2017

(Posted 02nd May 2018)



Data now released by the Kenya Bureau of Statistics show an increase of passengers handled at the country’s principal entry and exit point of 2.2 percent to an overall figure of 7.3 million passengers. Passengers in transit through Nairobi increased by 2.7 percent to 1.25 million passengers, choosing to connect to their final destination in Nairobi rather than other regional airports.
Figures obtained for Mombasa’s Moi International Airport suggest a static situation with numbers hardly different from 2016 when 1.2 million passengers used the airport, generated from domestic and regional flights and international tourist charters. This poses a challenge for the tourism industry along the Kenya coast where the upswing seen in the country of tourism arrivals – mainly via Nairobi – has been significantly slower, despite the Kenyan government putting incentive packages into place for charter flights to Mombasa.
Nairobi’s Wilson Airport retains its leading role in Eastern Africa as the airport of choice for beach and bush flights, covering coastal destinations Lamu, Malindi, Vipingo, Mombasa and Ukunda while otherwise also serving a growing number of non tourism related destinations in upcountry Kenya besides all the scheduled and charter services into the country’s national parks.
Traffic into the newly opened Isiolo Airport however is performing way under expectations at present, prompting calls for additional marketing efforts to promote air services to Isiolo and link these flights to safari camps and lodges in the wider area – a challenge as several camp and lodge owned landing strips allow for direct flights to those locations.
Traffic through all of Kenya’s designated airport in 2017 rose to an overall figure of 10.1 million, an increase of 3.5 percent.

[HASHTAG]#Kenya[/HASHTAG] reports upswing in passenger numbers

MY TAKE
Lamu port is next!

A few days ago ulisema JKIA haifiki 6M passengers, sahii unatuletea source inaonyesha JKIA ikiwa na 7.3M passengers. Why do you love contradicting yourself?😀😀

 

[Geza Ulole]

A few days ago ulisema JKIA haifiki 6M passengers, sahii unatuletea source inaonyesha JKIA ikiwa na 7.3M passengers. Why do you love contradicting yourself?😀😀

Give me the evidence i said so!

 

[ojey]

Traffic to KIA is equal to Kisumu+mombasa+eldoret 😀

Uongoooooo mtupu. Toa mombasa hapo au unaconfuse mombasa na ukunda.

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Give me the evidence i said so!

Ataleta Fake News 😀

 

[joto la jiwe]

Definitely na 30% wamenyakua. Halafu change ajabu salary, hata Kisumu airport inaenda mswaki wakati Mwanza airport imeelemewa.

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport
By Dalton Nyabundi
Published: Oct 28th 2016 at 23:26, Updated: October 28th 2016 at 23:27

Transport PS Irungu Nyakera (right) is joined by Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma (centre) and the Rift Valley Railways CEO Isaiah Okoth during the inspection of infrastructure facilities at Kisumu Port. The PS earlier on toured Kisumu Airport.

The Government has challenged other stakeholders to help grow Kisumu International Airport, which is struggling to live up to its international status even after a Sh3.3 billion facelift.

Transport Principal Secretary Nyakera Irungu said the State is looking into ways of repositioning the airport to improve returns on heavy financial investments pumped into its upgrade. But he called on players in the private sector to also devise ways of keeping the airport busy.

He said improved commercial operations around the airport was one of the ways of changing fortunes for the facility which is underperforming compared to its capacity.

“The private sector should approach us with interests because we have put in place the necessary infrastructure for the airport to live up to its status as a nucleus regional pathway,” he said.

Mr Irungu said the Government was banking on the facility to grow trade and strengthen Kenya’s dominance as East Africa’s economic leader. He, however, added that further improvements will be pegged on how well the current infrastructure is utilised.

“This facility is part our infrastructure expansion masterplan and we have come up with an integrated approach to improve and re-position its full potential,” he said.


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International flights

Although the PS said the Government could not directly influence passenger growth at the airport citing transit nature of operations, he expressed confidence that expansion and installation of key services would translate into more regular international flights received at the facility.

The airport has installed facilities and services such as Immigration, Port-health and Customs so as to expand its capacity for handle international flights.

“As the demand for such services improve, coupled with an ongoing facelift, we expect to have regular international flights,” he said.

The facility is dominated by domestic operators plying the Kisumu-Nairobi route, although it has received non-scheduled craft from countries such as South Africa, Seychelles, Nigeria, Europe, France, Italy and Sweden. Local flights are those affiliated to Kenya Airways Ltd and Fly540 Kenya.

RELATED TOPICS:
kisumu international airport
Kisumu

State woos private sector to grow Kisumu airport

Poor planning as usual, wakenya ni wabovu sana katika kupanga project zao, wao wanatanguliza political interest kuliko economic interest, utashangaa miradi yao mingi sio priority wakati inajengwa, mfano mwengine ni hiyo Lamu port, lazima itakosa wateja, lengo ni kuonyesha ufahari kwamba wamejenga uwanja wa ndege wa Isiolo, au Lamu port.

 

[Geza Ulole]

A few days ago ulisema JKIA haifiki 6M passengers, sahii unatuletea source inaonyesha JKIA ikiwa na 7.3M passengers. Why do you love contradicting yourself?😀😀

I don't see a reason to brag for JKIA while the rest of ur international airports r suffering.

 

[joto la jiwe]

Habari za 2016... Kisumu ikona na new governor sahii tupatie latest updates.

Governor amekuja na ndege zake?, hizi akili ni " made in Kibera"

 

[Zuwenna]

Traffic to KIA is equal to Kisumu+mombasa+eldoret 😀

Ila wewe ni Mtanzania nilisha kushitukia

 

[Geza Ulole]

Poor planning as usual, wakenya ni wabovu sana katika kupanga project zao, wao wanatanguliza political interest kuliko economic interest, utashangaa miradi yao mingi sio priority wakati inajengwa, mfano mwengine ni hiyo Lamu port, lazima itakosa wateja, lengo ni kuonyesha ufahari kwamba wamejenga uwanja wa ndege wa Isiolo, au Lamu port.

sioni sababu ya Kisumu kujengwa ikiwa karibu na Eldoret wakati kipindi Kisumu ilikuwa inajengwa, Eldoret ilikuwa tayari ina-underperform.