US warns its airlines of risk of attack in Kenyan airspace

Tourists arrive at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. A US air safety advisory could deal a blow to Kenya's tourism sector. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The US government has issued a fresh advisory, warning its airlines of the risk of being attacked within Kenyan airspace in yet another blow to local tourism.

The US, backed by an express Nairobi-New York air link, is Kenya’s top source of foreign tourists recording 245,437 arrivals last year.