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US clears last hurdle for direct flights from Kenya

JKIA departures terminal

Flights originating from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) can now land in the US after the airport went through the final audits by American authorities.

US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec on Thursday presented Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) with a letter from the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) designating JKIA as a “Last Point of Departure.”

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