Airline expansion and growth limited by poor airport infrastructure eturbonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eturbonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When news broke last week that the Kenyan government and the Kenya Airport Authority were scaling back the planned expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) into a world-class aviation facility by 2018/19, the stage was set for a likely showdown between airlines, both those flying to Nairobi and those who had expressed interest to fly there, and the Kenyan authorities.
It is understood that various interested parties, including national airline Kenya Airways, made prompt enquiries and representations over the issue of the second runway, which by now is years overdue. The pressure seems to have born fruits more or less instantly as the Kenyan Transport Cabinet Secretary has over the weekend assured the aviation industry and public at large that the construction of a second runway and connecting taxiways will continue after all. However, it is not clear if the present contractor which did some earth works already, will continue the construction of this element or if an e
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Information was received from Nairobi that the succession of George Muhoho, controversially reappointed some time ago for another term of office as the CEO of the Kenya Airport Authority, is already h
Information was received from Nairobi that the succession of George Muhoho, controversially reappointed some time ago for another term of office as the CEO of the Kenya Airport Authority, is already hitting stormy waters. His reappointment occured when much of the industry wanted him gone over a range of allegations.
It appears that the board has commenced the exercise of searching for a new CEO of the Kenya Airport Authority, but that in itself is no guarantee in Kenya that it will indeed happen or that the best candidate selected will end up with the job. The Kenya government ignored the board’s advice in the first place and nevertheless re-appointed Mr. Muhoho in the face of outrage and ongoing opposition.