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Kenya seeks to build on central role to be air cargo hub for East Africa
KENYA is striving to position itself as East Africa's air cargo hub, poised to generate strong traffic growth between Africa and the rest of the world, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
Notwithstanding the inadequate and creaky infrastructure, Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has emerged as a regional hub, attracting an increasing number of foreign airlines, particularly cargo carriers, as the country expands its exports of a wide range of perishables, particularly flowers, fish, vegetables, fruits, to markets in Europe.
"The government would like to push Kenya as East Africa's most reliable hub for perishables and, possibly, also for textiles and garments. The number of foreign textile manufacturers in Kenya, for example, is rising because of our lower production and labour costs," said the managing director of Nairobi-based Steam Plant J Kariuki Mbugua.
For Lufthansa-Cargo, Kenya is a "promising market" with an expanding distribution network, according to the carrier's Africa director, Hermann Zunker. The airline's freighters fly to JKIA, carrying cargo from various countries via its Frankfurt hub.
Notwithstanding the inadequate and creaky infrastructure, Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has emerged as a regional hub, attracting an increasing number of foreign airlines, particularly cargo carriers, as the country expands its exports of a wide range of perishables, particularly flowers, fish, vegetables, fruits, to markets in Europe.
"The government would like to push Kenya as East Africa's most reliable hub for perishables and, possibly, also for textiles and garments. The number of foreign textile manufacturers in Kenya, for example, is rising because of our lower production and labour costs," said the managing director of Nairobi-based Steam Plant J Kariuki Mbugua.
For Lufthansa-Cargo, Kenya is a "promising market" with an expanding distribution network, according to the carrier's Africa director, Hermann Zunker. The airline's freighters fly to JKIA, carrying cargo from various countries via its Frankfurt hub.
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