The number of charter airlines flying to Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya, from Europe has increased to 32, raising prospects for more tourist arrivals for Kenya safaris.
The Airport manager Yatich Kangugo said 29 chartered aircraft plied the route last year when the airport handled 1.4 million passengers.
The latest addition is Yes Airways of Poland, which made a maiden flight from Warsaw to Mombasa with more than 200 passengers.
Finair from Finland and Novair from Sweden are expected to make inaugural flights to Mombasa between next month and December.
Alitalia from Italy is also expected to make a comeback by year end, followed early next year by Transavia from Russia and 1time airline from South Africa.
Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda airlines have scheduled flights to the tourism hub as well as Precision Air from Tanzania.
“The entry of new airlines from South Africa, Poland, Finland, Sweden and Russia indicates that the number of passenger traffic is on a high,” said Kangugo.
He said the flights could increase the arrivals by 100,000. The airport has a capacity of 2.5 million passenger traffic per year.
