Jomo Kenyatta International Airport bags Best African Airport Award

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
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Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) took the coveted Routes Airport Marketing Award – African category at the 18^thWorld Route Airport Marketing awards 2012 held in Abu Dhabi UAE.

This was the fourth time the biggest airport in East and Central Africa has bagged the prestigious award. In second place was Accra Kotoka International Airport while Entebbe International Airport, Julius Nyerere International Airport, and Mombasa International Airport followed.
The Routes Award winners are picked by the airlines themselves following a voting system per region. In voting, the airlines consider the efforts airports make to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with them and special consideration in areas of customer service, marketing, and business development.

Brussels Airport scooped the Best in Europe as well as the overall Routes Airport Marketing Award. Other winners included Dallas Fort/Worth International Airport from the Americas, Ekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) category and Singapore Changi for Asia.