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| KQ: Last hurdle down |
The US government has finally granted JKIA Last Point of Departure status which allows the airport to facilitate direct flights between Kenya and the United States of America.
This means that Kenya Airways can make the maiden direct flight from Nairobi to New York t from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on October 28, 2018.
“This is a major achievement for Kenya as JKIA becomes one of the elite African airports to be certified as aLast Point of Departure to the United States.
JKIA is now poised to become the premier hub in Africa.” said Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director, Jonny Andersen.
This comes after the meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC.
