By KENNEDY KIMANTHIMore by this AuthorA new 4.8-kilometre runway that can handle larger aircraft is set to be built at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The runway, which will be 75 metres wide, is significantly better than the current one that is 4.2 kilometres long and 60 metres wide. Once the work is complete, the new runway will be able to handle the new generation extra-wide-bodied aeroplanes such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing B747-800. Besides providing financial support for the runway, the bank is also responsible for the design of the path. The volume of cargo handled at the airport went down by two per cent to 20.3 million tonnes from 20.7 million tonnes in March last year.

Source: Daily Nation October 22, 2017 22:07 UTC