The Kenya Association of Travel Agents KATA has issued a clarification following what it has labelled as misleading online reports claiming that a new air passenger service charge APSC has been introduced.
According to KATA, the APSC is not a new levy. It was first enacted in November 1970 under the Air Passenger Service Charge Act Cap 475 and has formed part of Kenyas aviation framework for over five decades. The last review of applicable fees was in 2016 and no new increase has been introduced since then.
The organisation explained that the recent amendment to the Act introduces two administrative updates not a new charge or fee increase: