JKIA inks in-flight catering deal with global company

By Standard Reporter

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has signed a deal with global airline caterer LSG Sky Chefs Consortium to provide in-flight catering at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

The firm becomes the second in-flight caterer for airlines operating from the facility after NAS, which has solely operated at JKIA for many years.

Speaking during the signing of the lease, building and concessional agreements with LSG Sky Chefs Consortium, KAA Managing Director Lucy Mbugua said that besides offering catering services to airlines operating from JKIA, the move also has significant importance to the authority and economy.

It will enable KAA to generate additional income from concession fees and land rental to the second in-flight caterer, which will boost the proportion of the authority’s income from non-aeronautical streams.

Job opportunities

“Economy will also benefit from the investment of over Sh435 million ($5m) and generating many job opportunities,” Ms Mbugua added.

With the naming of a second in-flight caterer, JKIA joins other facilities in the continent of comparable size that have more than one airline catering unit.

This includes O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport, both in South Africa, and Cairo International Airport in Egypt.

The anticipated competition is expected to translate into improved quality of service.

LSG Sky Chefs Consortium is one of the in-flight caterers at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, both in South Africa.

The firm is also a service provider at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria.