Ready for four Covid tests for a five-day regional trip?
A man gets a Covid-19 test at the Kenya Medical Research Institute laboratory in Kisumu, western Kenya. The facility can test 384 samples per day. PHOTO | AFP
Just a year ago, airline travel was looking up in the region with new routes opening up, and it was hop in, hop off all round with the farthest destination being just under two hours away.
Today, with the Covid-19 pandemic, travelling by air is an affair that requires days of planning ahead to meet the strict health protocols which have also added onto the travel costs.