Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has welcomed German airline Lufthansa’s decision to launch flights to Nairobi, saying the move will boost recovery of the tourism sector.
Lufthansa will from October 27, 2105 fly four times a week to Nairobi from Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. According to KTB Managing Director Muriithi Ndegwa, the launch of flights by Lufthansa will enhance Nairobi’s status as a regional hub.
“We are delighted that Lufthansa is making a come back to Nairobi as one of its destinations. This is bound to have a positive impact on Kenya’s tourism sector considering Germany is one of our key source markets,” said Mr Muriithi.
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He added that given Lufthansa’s expansive destination network in Europe, North and South America, the latest move offered an opportunity for the tourism sector to scale up marketing efforts in these regions.
“It’s not just the German market that we will be targeting but also countries where Lufthansa flies to. We are currently implementing a global marketing campaign as part of tourism sector recovery efforts and the decision by Lufthansa is therefore timely,” added Muriithi.
Unlike other countries like the UK and the US that have issued travel advisories recently, Germany has not issued any.
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