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Giving Middle East carriers unfettered access to Kenyan skies bad for local aviation industry

One of the Kenya Airways Boeing Dreamliner at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi July 26th,2023 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The open skies conversation has surfaced yet again. Proponents claim such a policy would resolve the country's aviation industry challenges. This, they say, is by spurring an increase in tourist numbers by allowing foreign carriers unlimited access to Kenyan skies.

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines open skies as "a situation in which governments of different countries allow companies from those countries to offer air passenger services between each other."

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