Somalia, Kenya ink agreement to boost flight frequency

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: Somalia and Kenya have signed a bilateral air service agreement that will seentheir airlines increase the frequency of travel between the two nations.

The agreement which was signed Wednesday by Somalia’s Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Fardowsa Osman Egal and his Kenyan counterpart Onesmus Murkomen will also see cargo flights will operate at unlimited frequencies.

Murkomen said in a statement that the designated airlines of the two countries would be allowed to operate seven weekly frequencies for passenger flights as set out in specified routes.

“The designated airlines of both countries may also enter code-sharing arrangements with any airline, including third country airlines provided that it has an underlying traffic act.”

Murkomen also noted that the process that led to signing the agreement started in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, in March between officials of both countries.

Somalia is one of the fast-growing export markets for Kenya, with Nairobi exporting goods worth 64 million U.S. dollars in the first five months this year, according to data from the Central Bank of Kenya.

• By Fauxile Kibet