Kenyan airlines position for charter flights services as new restrictions slow down commercial flights

Part of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (PHOTO:FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyan Airlines are angling for a piece of business from private charterers opting for chartered flight services to reach destinations that commercial airlines are restricted.

In announcing the new Covid-19 restriction measures to contain the third wave, President Uhuru Kenyatta banned commercial flights from flying in and out of Nairobi in a move that has blocked the airlines from accessing lucrative destinations such as Mombasa, Malindi, Kisumu, Eldoret, Lamu and Lodwar from the Capital City.