Indian airlines will return to Nairobi, if talks between Kenya and their government succeed.
At a press briefing last week, Indian External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said his government was actively trying to re-establish a direct air link to Nairobi.
At the moment, Kenya Airways flies directly from Nairobi to New Delhi. However, no Indian airline flies directly to Kenya’s capital since Air India stopped in 2010.
“We have lost that,” said Mr Khurshid.
But this may prove difficult as Indian airlines are grappling with tough financial times.
In 2011, three of the country’s top airlines lost more than 60 per cent of their market value. One of the airlines, Kingfisher, ceased operations. Air India is still in the skies largely due to government bail-outs.
06/11/12 Daily Nation
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At a press briefing last week, Indian External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said his government was actively trying to re-establish a direct air link to Nairobi.
At the moment, Kenya Airways flies directly from Nairobi to New Delhi. However, no Indian airline flies directly to Kenya’s capital since Air India stopped in 2010.
“We have lost that,” said Mr Khurshid.
But this may prove difficult as Indian airlines are grappling with tough financial times.
In 2011, three of the country’s top airlines lost more than 60 per cent of their market value. One of the airlines, Kingfisher, ceased operations. Air India is still in the skies largely due to government bail-outs.
06/11/12 Daily Nation
