Why pessimists got it wrong on KQ's direct flight to New York

The first direct Kenya Airways (KQ) flight from Nairobi to New York aroused mixed reactions. The media covered much of it but was split on whether it was worth it. On the positive side were media celebrities Richard Quest of CNN and Alex Chamwada of KTN’s Chamwada Report, each giving the flight his “touch”. In the midst of feel good and sense of achievement, the usual skeptics behaved normal.

Skeptics claiming that flying directly from Nairobi to New York is not a big deal are politically dis-ingenious and mischievous. They appear to have a mission without vision, eager to destroy rather than to build, and anxious to condemn.