Kenya will from January start issuing four-day transit visas allowing foreign passengers on Kenya Airways awaiting connection flights at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to exit for shopping and sightseeing.
According to Jacinta Nzika Marketing Director, Magical Kenya- Passengers on layovers — a break between two flights taking passengers to their final destination — will receive a 96-hour transit visa, up from the current 72. zika.
The bulk of Kenya Airways’ passengers from its African routes use Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as a transit port to cities in Asia and Europe. With this new move It is expected that it will boost Kenya Airways and local travel industry as well as increase the attractiveness of JKIA as a transit port.
