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Kenya Airways seeks to run main Nairobi airport to boost earnings

Michael Joseph, Kenya Airways Chairman

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya Airways is close to winning approval to run the country’s main airport in Nairobi, looking to copy a model that has enabled rivals to overtake it, its chairman said on Monday.

Michael Joseph said the loss-making airline had proposed forming a special purpose vehicle with state-run Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) allowing the airline to run Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a minimum of 30 years.

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