Updated Fri, August 19th 2016 at 15:26 GMT +3PHOTO: COURTESYA number of airlines from Arab states have shown interest in flying to Mombasa, tourism officials have revealed. Heritage Group of Hotels CEO Mohamed Hersi said yesterday that already, low-cost carrier Fly Dubai has received a licence to start flights to Mombasa. He was addressing a tourism consultative forum organised by Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC), Coast branch, at the Voyager Beach Resort and Spa. Hersi said other airlines that could begin flying to Mombasa included award winning Emirates Airlines whose top managers were in Mombasa recently at the invitation of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, and Air Arabia. FOREIGN DIPLOMATSHe said that the Coast had stayed afloat owing to support from Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and RwandAir.

Source: Standard Digital August 19, 2016 12:22 UTC