Finnair has resumed direct flights from Finland to Mombasa with a stop over in United Arab Emirates.
The resumption of the airline after 11 years of its absence in Kenya is a major boost to the tourism sector. The flights bring tourists from Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
This has been due to the improvement in Kenya safaris at an average of ten per cent growth from January – October with 31,000 arrivals being recorded.
The flight which is expected to be operating bi – weekly will add to the normal Western European countries tourist bag.
In a brief statement, Managing Director of Kenya Tourists Board [KTB] Murithi Ndegwa said the flight is the second airline after Novair from Norway which touched the coastal city of Mombasa last week.
“Next week we expect another maiden flight of Tui Nordic operating Stockholm/Copenhagen to Mombasa operated on behalf of Thomson Airways,” he said.
Ndegwa said the additional flights bring to a total of three airlines from the region within a span of one month.
