Air operators join opposition of JKIA-Adani lease deal

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Kenya aviation workers stage a protest at JKIA over the Adani deal.

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Air operators have opposed the plan to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to India’s Adani Group, joining a growing list of critics of the deal shrouded in secrecy.

Through their lobby, the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO), the operators maintained that leasing out JKIA to Adani Airports Holdings Limited (AAHL) should be done through competitive bidding given its strategic importance.