Following years of failed audits and months of delay after the last audit finally put Jomo Kenyatta International Airport into the pass section, news has emerged overnight that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has at last been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the coveted Category 1 status.
While it may take some time before actual direct flights will be launched, most likely by Kenya Airways and their SkyTeam alliance partner Delta, the legal foundation is now taken care of. Carriers wishing to offer direct or nonstop flights now have to get designation from their respective home countries and then apply for landing rights, in Kenya for Nairobi and possibly Mombasa, and in the United States at an airport of their choice.
Afrikadagi bir nechta aeroportlar AQSh talablariga mos keladigan bunday ruxsatnoma darajasiga ega, jumladan, Addis-Abeba, Yoxannesburg va Kasablanka asosiy aviatsiya markazlarini nomlash uchun va Nayrobining ushbu eksklyuziv klubga qo'shilishi turizm va savdoni rivojlantirishga yordam berishi shubhasiz.
Qo'shma Shtatlar o'tgan yili Keniyaning sayyohlar uchun eng yirik manba bozori sifatida paydo bo'ldi va Mombasaga charter reyslari hali ham o'tgan yillar darajasiga qaytmagan Buyuk Britaniyani ortda qoldirdi.
Bu tezkor yangilik bo'lgani sababli, turizm manfaatdor tomonlari ushbu bosqichda munosabat bildirishga vaqtlari yo'q.
