Delta seeks direct flight to Nairobi

Direct flights from Kenya to US next?

Delta Airlines is expected to resumes talk with Kenya on introducing a direct flight from Nairobi to the United States. Tourism minister Najib Balala said on Tuesday, the United State Secretary of Transportation, Ms Ray LaHood, will arrive in Nairobi on September 30 to spearhead the talks. read on: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Direct+flights+to+US+next++/-/1006/1231416/-/kci7ftz/-/index.html

We Bank On New Flights to Increase Tourism Arrivals - Balala
THE Ministry of Tourism is pushing for more international airlines to operate into Kenya to link the country directly to various markets to meet its target of two million visitors by 2013.Last year, Kenya recorded slightly over a million tourists earning the country Sh74 billion. Last week, Tourism Minister Najib Balala announced that UAE's national airline Etihad will commence flights into Nairobi on 1, April next year. The minister also revealed that Malaysia airlines is also in the process of seeking for a license to launch flights into Nairobi. read on: http://finance.comcast.net/indices/news_body.html?ID_NOTATION=324977&ID_NEWS=203212627

Tourists hit Kenya in record numbers
Mr. Balala said Delta Airlines were serious about starting a direct U.S.-Nairobi flight and was in talks with government officials to try over security concerns with Washington’s Department of Homeland Security. read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/tourists-hit-kenya-in-record-numbers/article2142100/

Record number of tourists head to Kenya
A record number tourists visited Kenya in the first six months of 2011, continuing a solid recovery after the country was hit by post-election violence in 2008 and the lingering effects of the global financial crisis. Tourism Minister Najib Balala said he aimed to aggressively market Kenya as a prime tourist destination to high-spending BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China, to wean the East African country away from traditional source markets.read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44268919