Hio tonnage inayoongelewa hapo ni ya commercial cargo not luggage, they went from carrying an average of 2 tonnes of commercial cargo to an average of 5 tonnes in just one year, the highest they have carried for the JFK-NBO being 12 tonnes... And as it says on the Video, more American companies are now insisting their cargo be flown directly to US from Kenya rather than being shipped.... And given the fact that KQ flies to more than 45 countries in Africa, There is a potential of KQ aggregating cargo from its African destinations then taking it all directly to the US.
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Ofcourse with a virtually empty plane you can squeeze in 5 tonnes of cargoHio tonnage inayoongelewa hapo ni ya commercial cargo not luggage, they went from carrying an average of 2 tonnes of commercial cargo to an average of 5 tonnes in just one year, the highest they have carried for the JFK-NBO being 12 tonnes... And as it says on the Video, more American companies are now insisting their cargo be flown directly to US from Kenya rather than being shipped.... And given the fact that KQ flies to more than 45 countries in Africa, There is a potential of KQ aggregating cargo from its African destinations then taking it all directly to the US.
And before you deny any of what I have just said, let me remind you that JKIA has been voted the best African Airport in cargo business twice JKIA voted best African cargo airport
Also remember, as of last year, JKIA was the worlds second fastest growing airport in the whole freaking world in Cargo transport
JKIA ranked second fastest growing in air cargo globally
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been ranked as the second fastest growing airport in the latest world cargo ranking for airports that handled more than 250,000 metric tonnes of air cargo. This was revealed in the Airports Council International (ACI) latest World Airport Traffic Report...
