Malindi tourism banks on KQ planned flights to Rome

Kenya Airways aircraft at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. March 8th,2021. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] .

Plans by Kenya Airways (KQ) to resume direct flights to Rome, Italy in June have given hoteliers in the touristic town of Malindi a new ray of hope.

Yesterday, hospitality players said the move by the national carrier will bolster efforts to revive the tourism sector in Malindi, Kilifi County, which until mid-2000 was the preferred destination for Italians.