Wajir to become fourth international airport (08/02/07)
 

The Cabinet has approved the upgrading of Wajir Airport to a full civilian national airport as a first step to making it Kenya's fourth international airport.
 
 
The airport, currently being run by the military, will be handed over to both Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) early next month.

Transport Permanent Secretary Mr Gerrishon Ikiara says that a ministerial committee, which had earlier been appointed to handle the issue, forwarded the findings to the Cabinet last year.

 

"The Cabinet has now approved the committee's recommendations that Wajir airport be made into a fully operational civilian airport," Ikiara told the Standard on Thursday. The move is temporary since the main plan is to make Wajir Airport an International Airport.

"The airport is big, with a long runway which will accommodate bigger airliners like jets. Currently it will only accommodate propeller aircrafts with a capacity of between 30 to 40 or 80 passengers," he said.

Source: The East African Standard

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