The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has approved a variety of new air routes, opening fresh domestic and international connections for travelers across Kenya and the wider region—among them a new service that will give western Kenya its first direct link to Saudi Arabia.
The approvals, published in the Kenya Gazette Aug. 7, cover international services linking Kenya, Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, alongside domestic scheduled flights to Eldoret, Garissa, Kisumu, Lamu, Lodwar, Malindi and Mombasa.
Eldoret International Airport is set to gain its first international connection beyond the region through a new service to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be routed via Nairobi.
According to current OAG data, Eldoret handled 101,955 departure seats across 1,315 scheduled flights in summer 2026, with all scheduled capacity serving domestic routes to three Kenyan airports.
Jambojet dominates the market with 101,400 seats, a 99.5% share, while Skyward Airlines accounted for the remaining 555 seats across 15 flights. Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport accounts for 85% of Eldoret’s capacity, all operated by Jambojet, which also serves Kisumu from the airport.
Skyward Airlines recently launched its 13th route, serving Nairobi–Garissa, which the airline described as “the start of a new phase of our operations.”
The KCAA has also cleared aerial work licenses for crop spraying, wildlife surveys and firefighting support, as well as flight instruction services within the country.
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