This is a major feat in building lost confidence in air travel. Following a dramatic drop in demand for passenger travel and air freight - partly due to the Covid-19 pandemic and containment measures - the viability of many firms and in particular airlines has been tested to the core. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) even described 2020 as the worst year in the history of air travel when it announced that full-year global passenger traffic fell by 65.9 per cent compared to the full year 2019. IATA’s latest poll showing growing confidence in a return to air travel also attests to these fears. The vaccination exercise will open up Kenya as a regional air travel hub and that might bring extra cargo capacity to the East Africa region.

Source: Standard Digital March 25, 2021 15:06 UTC