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Tourism big winner in direct flights deal

The resumption of flights to Kenya by German airliner Lufthansa after an 18-year absence is a boon to Kenya's ailing tourism sector, says Joseph Magutt, Kenya's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany.

In a telephone interview, Mr Magutt said the resumption of flights to Nairobi by the airline, which will operate an Airbus A340 for the Frankfurt-Nairobi route, will add to Kenya's tourist arrivals.

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