Kenya Airports Authority Handbook 2011-12
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The town still has a reputation for hospitality and is considered one of the top holiday destinations in Africa Airport has been transformed into a vital engine for the local tourism-based economy, which is now booming.
management The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) took over the management and running of Malindi Airport in 1992. But while the airport serves a huge number of foreign tourists, it does not handle direct international flights. They have to land first at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Mombasa’s Moi International Airport for Customs clearance before they can proceed to Malindi as domestic flights.
However, because of the town’s growing importance as a tourist destination and the subsequent expansion of its economy, the KAA has already finished the conceptualisation of the upgrading of Malindi to an international airport under Kenya’s Vision 2030. This will mean that the airport will be in a position to handle direct international flights, especially charter flights from Europe, the starting point for most of Malindi’s holiday visitors. The completion of a new passenger terminal forms the central part of the upgrading work. ABOVE: Malindi is growing in importance as a tourist destination BELOW: KAA is looking to upgrade Malindi to an international airport capable of handling direct international flights