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Consolidate gain of JKIA attaining Category One status

Kenya’s long journey to attain a Category One status for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has finally ended. Whereas this calls for celebration, it also means that a new challenge has now emerged. Kenya must now race to meet the other technical compliance requirements so that businesses and private citizens alike can enjoy the benefits that come with direct flights to the United States (US).

Kenyan exporters, especially those that sell horticultural produce, now have an opportunity to leverage on this new development to bypass middlemen in Europe and sell their produce directly to the American market. It also means that others involved in manufacturing, especially of garments, can now enjoy easier access to the American market. This should serve to expand the economic and employment opportunities by taking advantage of the many concessions offered under the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act to improve Kenya’s balance of trade. It is also an opportunity for the hospitality industry to more aggressively market itself in the US to attract more visitors to the country.

Kenyans expect that the national carrier, Kenya Airways, which has faced three tough years due to leadership and financial crises, can now rise to the occasion and take advantage of this new window of opportunity to expand its reach and improve its fortunes by acting as a connection between Africa and America. This will call for innovation on its part and a rethinking of its business model to ensure that it performs better than its rivals who already enjoy direct flights to the US.

Whereas the opportunities the new categorisation offers are immense and its benefits potentially far-reaching, the government ought to do much more to improve security and vigilance in the capital, expand the airport and ensure compliance with international aviation standards. This is the only way to ensure that the gains the country has made are not rolled back. The ball is now in the court of the security and aviation authorities to consolidate this gain for the Kenyan people.


EDITORIAL: Consolidate gain of JKIA attaining Category One


 
Kenyan airlines prepare for direct flights to US post JKIA’s successful audit clearance

Mar 2, 2017: Kenyan airliners are expected to start making direct flights to the United States, after the US Federal Aviation Administration issued Kenya with a certificate of security and safety clearance Thursday.

The clearance follows a successful audit of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the largest airport in Kenya, by the International Civil Aviation Organization to determine if it meets the necessary international standards.

The announcement was made by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport, James Macharia, who called on Kenya Airways, Kenya’s national carrier, to “immediately apply for approval to codeshare with US airlines while concurrently pursuing approval for direct flights.”

Welcoming the safety clearance, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, Henry Rotich, said direct flights between Kenya and the United States will have a favorable impact on Kenya’s tourism and business sectors.

The Kenyan government has welcomed the security approval by the United States, saying it is a result of sustained cooperation between the two countries in many areas, such as security, exports, imports, and tourism.

For its part, Kenya Airways has welcomed the security clearance, saying it is ready to “immediately” start flying passengers directly to the United States.

The airline’s outgoing CEO Mbuvi Ngunze said their priority is to pursue codeshare arrangements with their partners in the Skyteam Alliance to make sure they begin direct flights to the United States as soon as possible.

This announcement comes at a time when Kenya, a longtime ally of the United States, is uncertain about its future relations with the world’s most powerful nation under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Once the request to codeshare is approved, Kenya will join the small league of African countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, and Cape Verde, which enjoy direct flights to the United States.

Kenyan airlines prepare for direct flights to US post JKIA’s successful audit clearance
 
Mekatilili said:
MK254 what are your thoughts on reviving the Greenfield terminal. I think the cancelation of the project was one of the greater blunders of the administration.
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Cancellation of Greenfield terminal got me really riled and disappointed, I used to talk about it a lot. It was one project I always looked forward to, hope somehow will be revived someday in the future.
 
Dah aisee waafrika bado sana. Yaani nikiona hii kitu nikacompare na baadhi ya airports ambazo nimekanyaga kama Dubai, HongKong, Incheon. Tunatia huruma kwa kweli.
 
Graph said:
Dah aisee waafrika bado sana. Yaani nikiona hii kitu nikacompare na baadhi ya airports ambazo nimekanyaga kama Dubai, HongKong, Incheon. Tunatia huruma kwa kweli.
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Wacha kutamani vya watu, pambana uboreshe cha kwako, wewe ndiye unatia huruma maana umeenda kurandaranda ukibeba mabox huko nje na kushobokea vya wengine ukatuwacha wengine tunapambana kuiboresha Afrika.
 
MK254 said:
Wacha kutamani vya watu, pambana uboreshe cha kwako, wewe ndiye unatia huruma maana umeenda kurandaranda ukibeba mabox huko nje na kushobokea vya wengine ukatuwacha wengine tunapambana kuiboresha Afrika.
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Matusi ya nini?
Hehe we mkenya unadharau, unafikiri kila anayetoka nje anabeba mabox? Don't be stupid, sijawahi beba box toka nazaliwa, wala kufanya any job inayotumia nguvu nyingi kwa taarifa yako. Na kwa akili yako ilivyo I'm sure nimecontribute more to Tz in one year than you have done to Ke toka unazaliwa. We umeambiwa hadi uishi nyumbani ndo unaweza contribute?
 
Graph said:
Hehe naona kinakuuma kuambiwa ukweli, hivi kusema tumepitwa kuna tatizo gani?
Watu mnageuza kila kitu kua personal. Wivu wa kijinga tu umewajaa. Mnataka muambiwe kua you are the best in the world? Hehe fools
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yaa...sema tumepitwa tu na tutakuelewa.sio ajabu na hatuezi kuwa sawa.ila ukisema mambo yakutia huruma niwewe ndio unatia huruma sisi tunajivunia na kile tulichonacho.hio ya Dubai ni yao,haiezi tusaidia
 
Graph said:
Hehe naona kinakuuma kuambiwa ukweli, hivi kusema tumepitwa kuna tatizo gani?
Watu mnageuza kila kitu kua personal. Wivu wa kijinga tu umewajaa. Mnataka muambiwe kua you are the best in the world? Hehe fools
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im sure this guy has never even been in a tuk tuk...eti incheon? dubai kitu gani...wewe ndiye unatia huruma mlamba matako ya wazungu
 
MK254 said:
Wacha kutamani vya watu, pambana uboreshe cha kwako, wewe ndiye unatia huruma maana umeenda kurandaranda ukibeba mabox huko nje na kushobokea vya wengine ukatuwacha wengine tunapambana kuiboresha Afrika.
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when i see an african talking like that, I know we have idiots in this continent of ours....eti anasema dubai? muulize yeye mwafrika ama muarabu? the idiot is probably working zile kazi za kuosha watu wazee kwa retirement home na kuwapanguza mafi wakijikunia alafu anasema tunatia huruma...leave him MK254 tutazidi kupeperisha bendera ya Ke na afrika kwa ujumla
 
Wow! Kweli mnawaka na hio airport.Yule mtu aliniambia atanikaribisha Nairobi yuko wapi tena? Hebu ukuje kipande hii rafiki!
 
Jay456watt said:
im sure this guy has never even been in a tuk tuk...eti incheon? dubai kitu gani...wewe ndiye unatia huruma mlamba matako ya wazungu
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Hehe unajua wakenya wengine mna matatizo, wivu unawasumbua sana mnahisi kila mtu ni wa level zenu. We ulivyoenda nje ndo kitu ulikua unafanya? au ndugu zako walienda nje wakaja na hizo story? Hehe stupid! sasa sipotezi muda na watu wa type yako ambao kila kitu wanarukia matusi, naongeza block list tu, this is my last reply to your ass, ngoja niwablock wajinga nyie msinipotezee muda.
 
Graph said:
Dah aisee waafrika bado sana. Yaani nikiona hii kitu nikacompare na baadhi ya airports ambazo nimekanyaga kama Dubai, HongKong, Incheon. Tunatia huruma kwa kweli.
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Hahaha... sina comment!!! We ni was kipekee! Kabla hujaongelea Africa, tafazali ongelea Ya nyumbani inayovuja paa baada ya hapo tuambizane kuhusu za Africa.
 
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