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Airfares double as Christmas travel demand soars

Passengers alight from a Jambojet plane at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GERALD ANDAE

Domestic airfares have nearly doubled ahead of Christmas on increased demand with some routes recording full bookings a week to December 25.

Ticket prices from Nairobi to Kisumu have risen to a peak of Sh14,800 from an average of Sh6,800 during week days and about Sh10,000 on weekends.

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