The Court of Appeal has upheld charges that Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) introduced on security passes to restricted areas within its premises at Wilson Airport.
Judges Patrick Kiage, Kathurima M’Inoti and Agnes Murgor dismissed a case filed by the Kenya Association of Air Operators for lack of merit.
The association claimed that KAA had increased security pass charges to Sh6,500 from Sh1,500 annually for people accessing Wilson Airport regularly.
The judges said the air operators failed to disclose that the additional Sh5,000 was a one-off fee and that some people had already paid the extra charge.
“For the foregoing reasons, we are satisfied that this appeal has no merit and is hereby dismissed with costs to KAA,” the judges ruled.
The association moved to court to challenge the rates on January 25, 2005.
It accused KAA of commercialising the security passes rates and using the entry gadgets as a money making scheme.
KAA, through lawyer Mayiani Sankale, said the airport agency had power to raise cash for the new security passes, arguing that most air operators had paid the fee. KAA said that the Sh6,500 charge was meant for those who had defaulted on the 2004 payment.
High Court judge Weldon Korir had dismissed the case in 2011 on grounds that the association had concealed facts, prompting the appeal with the air operators claiming the judge had erred.
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