Following years of failed audits and months of delay after the last audit finally put Jomo Kenyatta International Airport into the pass section, news has emerged overnight that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has at last been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the coveted Category 1 status.
While it may take some time before actual direct flights will be launched, most likely by Kenya Airways and their SkyTeam alliance partner Delta, the legal foundation is now taken care of. Carriers wishing to offer direct or nonstop flights now have to get designation from their respective home countries and then apply for landing rights, in Kenya for Nairobi and possibly Mombasa, and in the United States at an airport of their choice.
非洲很少有機場能達到這種符合美國要求的許可水平，其中亞的斯亞貝巴、約翰內斯堡和卡薩布蘭卡是主要航空樞紐，內羅畢加入這個專屬俱樂部無疑將有助於促進旅遊業和貿易。
美國去年已經成為肯尼亞最大的遊客來源市場，超過英國，從那裡飛往蒙巴薩的包機仍未恢復到過去幾年的水平。
由於這是一個突發新聞，旅遊利益相關者在現階段還沒有時間做出反應。
