JKIA upgrade delays leave Kenya exposed to regional airport challenge
Travellers boarding a Rwanda Air plane at JKIA, Nairobi. The Single African Air Transport Market appeared to reach a decision this week with 15 of the 35 signatory states launching a cluster to pilot the scheme in real life.
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Kenya's dominance as East Africa's aviation gateway is under threat as delays in upgrading Jomo Kenyatta International Airport coincide with a regional airport-building race that is rapidly expanding passenger and transit capacity in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania.
The Kenya Airports Authority says JKIA is operating beyond its intended capacity and risks losing market share to new mega airports such as Ethiopia's Bishoftu Airport and Rwanda's Bugesera International Airport unless expansion plans are fast-tracked.
