Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has announced plans for Kisumu International Airport to get a KSh157 million facelift in preparation for the 9th edition of the Africities Summit scheduled to take place in April 2022.
The facelift will involve constructing a parking space of about one thousand square metres, fixing floors, walling, ceiling, air conditioning, electrical and other auxiliary works at the passenger terminal, a parking garage for vehicles, office space, and the taxiway.
The projects will enable the airport to accommodate one million passengers annually from the current 500,000.
The funding was obtained from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure through requisition by the County Government of Kisumu.
KAA’s marketing manager Jimmy Kibati says a number of international airlines have already applied for direct international flights to Kisumu International Airport, including Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines.
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