This archive report was first published on 14 October 2019.
Kenya's tourism industry is experiencing a boost with the return of direct flights from Italy. According to the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), Air Italy will resume flights to Kenya in the next two weeks, operating four times a week for the winter season that started this month and will run up to March 2020.
The airline, previously known as Meridien Fly, used to fly to Mombasa from Italy three times a week. It was the first carrier to enroll in Kenya's Charter Incentive Programme when the initiative was launched by Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala in January 2016. The carrier rebranded to Air Italy in 2017 and continued to operate charter flights up to March this year.
Additionally, Polish holiday operator Rainbow Tours has started weekly charter flights to Mombasa, bringing 189 tourists from Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday night.
As reported by the Kenya Tourism Board, during the winter season of 2019/20, the charter company will commence charter operations with weekly flights from October 12, 2019, up to the end of December 2019.
