Travellers at airports up 85pc in three months

Passengers at the international arrivals at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on November 29, 2021. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

The number of passengers transiting the country’s main international airports rose by 85 percent in the three months to March compared to a year earlier, attributed to the continued resumption of global travel and growth in charter flights.

Data from the Immigration department show arrivals through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport in Mombasa stood at 225,321 in the first quarter from 121,739 last year.

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