Kenya’s president William Ruto said the country’s national carrier will resume commercial passenger flights to Djibouti following a two-year hiatus.
Kenya Airways suspended passenger operations in the international market in March 2020 due to the coronavirus.
Following talks with Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guilleh, President Ruto said talks are advanced with Djibouti President Ismail Omar that could see Kenya’s national carrier resume flights to that country.
“Met Djibouti President Ismail Omar in Washington, D.C, United States of America; talks centred on the entry of Kenya Airways to Djibouti and the lifting of visa requirements for citizens of the two countries,” said Dr Ruto about talks with President Omar on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit last week.
The airline, which has been surviving on State bailouts since the Covid-19 pandemic, reported an Sh9.8 billion loss in August, a better performance than the Sh11.48 billion loss it recorded in a similar period a year earlier.
It booked a further Sh5.3 billion loss on hedged foreign exchange differences, driving its total comprehensive loss to Sh14.9 billion.
