The arrival of a first international charter flight operated by TUI Poland in Mombasa on Boxing Day raised hope in the tourism sector which have had been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Hoteliers in the Coast region have expressed hope of recovery in the sector as charter flights indicate a flow of tourists into the country despite the challenges caused by the pandemic.
The first international charter flight, Enter Air, flew in to the country during the weekend from Warsaw, Poland with 175 tourists for a 10-day holiday at the Coast.
The tourists were received by the Kenya Tourism Federation chairman Mohamed Hersi and KAA Coast regional manager Peter Wafula with the two expressing optimism in the sector.
Mr. Hersi remarked, “The arrival of this charter service that will be flying in every Saturday up to mid-March 2021 gives us hope that we are headed on the path to recovery, albeit the ravaging effects of Covid-19. We remain optimistic that with vaccines being found, there can be hope for at least a return to normalcy in all sectors of the economy.”
He continued, “We are still far from the recovery as we had 25 charters and above. We were at ground zero. This is just the first. The Polish market is a very resilient one.”
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