A season full of boost for flights to Kenya.
That is what is being prepared from August onwards (always crossing the fingers with the peaceful outcome of the national elections, but the signals seem to lead in that direction), judging by the moves of the airlines that have Kenya as their destination.
To begin, from next July, Turkish Airlines will resume daily flights from Istanbul to Mombasa, with all connections to major European cities. From Italy, connections will be made to Milan, Rome, Venice, Genoa, Pisa, Naples, Catania and Bologna.
Ethiopian will also return the direct flight Milan-Addis Ababa-Mombasa, in addition to flying from Rome.
Lufthansa after a stasis period, will resume weekly flights to Nairobi, with close coincidences on Mombasa.
In this revival of flights resulting from a large number of requests, it is worth noting the resumption of the commercial operations of Kenya Airways, according to a well-defined plan of the Kenyatta Government. After the establishment of the new Polish General Manager, the flag company resumed negotiations with the countries with which it closed the reports and some important sections. From next month they will resume flights from Nairobi to Cairo, and you can imagine a future with the restoration of lines that have not been operational for years. For example, the famous Rome-Nairobi.
Meanwhile, the Kenyan Government has invested $ 750 million in the budget to be allocated to the national creditors, so they can get further bank guarantees to get funding to resume the business. Earlier operating losses, heavily criticized, amounted to just under $ 90 million and debts contracted with US and local banks to over 500 million.