Coast Tourism players laud Qatar Airways new Mombasa flights

Qatar Airways chief flight operations officer Captain Jassim Al-Haroun (in a white shirt) is assisted by Mombasa County Deputy Governor William Kingi (second left) as they jointly cut the tape to officially mark the landing of the airline's first flight in Mombasa at the Moi International Airport, December 09, 2018. The airline will be making four direct flights to Mombasa every week. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Players in the multi-billion shilling tourism industry at the Kenyan Coast have saluted global carrier, Qatar Airways for starting direct flights to Mombasa from its Doha hub.

Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (Kahc) Coast branch Executive Officer, Mr Sam Ikwaye said that move by Qatar Airways to choose Mombasa as its second destination in Kenya after Nairobi was a clear acknowledgement that Mombasa was rising up again.