Trade to be biggest beneficiary of direct flights to New York

A Kenya Airways plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s decade-long journey towards achieving direct flights between Nairobi and New York has finally been achieved, with the inaugural Kenya Airways flight expected to touch down in the US Monday, marking a major milestone in the country’s aviation industry.

The development, which makes Kenya the eighth country on the continent and the first in East Africa to operate direct flights to the US, is seen as a boost to the country’s economy, with focus on trade and tourism.

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