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New airport hopes to ease congestion at Wilson
The scene of two aircraft that were involved in an accident at Wilson Airport Apron Area in Nairobi Saturday, July 25, 2009. A non-commercial airport that aims to help decongest Nairobi’s Wilson Airport is set to be opened in Kajiado on Saturday.
Posted Thursday, October 15 2009 at 12:37
A non-commercial airport that aims to help decongest Nairobi’s Wilson Airport is set to be opened in Kajiado on Saturday.
The Kenya Association of Air Operators chief executive officer Col (Rtd) Eutychus Waithaka, and the Aero Club of East Africa chairman Harro Trempenau, say Orly Airpark, at Olooloitikosh, would mainly be a recreational centre air operators as well as training place for pilots.
“We aim to offload traffic at Wilson. Orly is not a commercial entity. We are not in competition with neither anybody... Neither Wilson nor Jomo Kenyatta (International Airport),” Mr Trempenau told the Nation at the ACEA headquarters at Wilson.
Mr Trempenau an airpark was a residential area for pilots and “aviation enthusiast.” It is a non-commercial airport used mainly for training or recreation by members.
Mr Trempenau, said the Kenya School of Flying, whose director Martin Ririani, is a co-founder of the Orly Airpark, would be the first to relocate some of its operations there in December.
Orly Airpark, on a 235-acre land off Kiserian-Isinya Road, was founded in 2000 by ACEA members. Each of the 50 members is entitled to a residential plot within the airpark.
Col Waithaka and Mr Trempenau said the airpark, 50 km from Wilson, is the first in the country and second in Africa after South Africa’s Wonderboom Airport. Internal security minister George Saitoti is expected to be the chief guest.
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Submitted by twocentsPosted October 16, 2009 11:57 PM
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Submitted by SJ502
Now they can sell the entire Wilson Airport and relocate everybody 50 Miles away in a private facility. Third rate Ingenuity!
Posted October 16, 2009 07:54 PM -
Submitted by jomomoikenya
That new airport will become a hub for white color crimes and tax evations as good are flown from mombasa and Eldoret and released into the market without paying taxes or getting the required inspections.i know DN may not post this but that does not change the fact. We already have goods leaving Eldoret and finding their way to Eastlans area. sonns drugs,weapons and human smuggle will join the list
Posted October 15, 2009 11:21 PM -
Submitted by haile
I hope the new airport will not be acquired by powerful people,so that they can force planes to land at their airport,and have an excuse to grab the current wilson airport.We have to be ritho with some people
Posted October 15, 2009 10:17 PM -
Submitted by kiingerald
This picture is very confusing! Did i see someone in a jet trying to board the bigger plane? I hope the two can superimpose!
Posted October 15, 2009 09:30 PM
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Why did they copy the name of Orly Airport in Paris France?