Following years of failed audits and months of delay after the last audit finally put Jomo Kenyatta International Airport into the pass section, news has emerged overnight that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has at last been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the coveted Category 1 status.
While it may take some time before actual direct flights will be launched, most likely by Kenya Airways and their SkyTeam alliance partner Delta, the legal foundation is now taken care of. Carriers wishing to offer direct or nonstop flights now have to get designation from their respective home countries and then apply for landing rights, in Kenya for Nairobi and possibly Mombasa, and in the United States at an airport of their choice.
非洲很少有机场达到美国要求的通关水平，其中包括主要的航空枢纽-亚的斯亚贝巴，约翰内斯堡和卡萨布兰卡，而加入这一独家俱乐部的内罗毕无疑将有助于增强旅游业和贸易。
去年，美国已经成为肯尼亚最大的游客来源市场，超过了英国，从该国前往蒙巴萨的包机航班仍未恢复到过去几年的水平。
由于事实证明这是一个重大新闻，因此旅游业利益相关者目前还没有时间做出反应。
