The wealthy return planes as business activity revives

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A section of Wilson Airport. Jet fuel purchases by airlines increased by 11.1 percent last year. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Wealthy Kenyans and private aviation firms have resumed flying and buying planes after a slowdown in 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic that reduced the millionaires’ net worth and hit demand for travel.

Official data show the number of registered planes increased by 47, excluding those owned by the National Police Service and the Kenya Defence Forces, to 782 last year.

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