PHOTO | FILEKenya must still clear several regulatory hurdles before direct or nonstop flights to the United States can begin, officials in Washington have indicated. That determination is made on the basis of a country’s compliance with safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a United Nations agency. As part of that review, US transportation officials will evaluate the financial condition of Kenya Airways. TSA prohibited Delta Airlines in 2009 from flying to JKIA from Atlanta, Georgia, due to unspecified “security vulnerabilities” in Kenya. Major upgrades have been made at JKIA since its international terminal was destroyed in a fire four years ago.

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2017 07:30 UTC