s was awarded as Africa’s Leading Airline in Four categories: • Africa’s Leading Airline 2024 • Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2024 • Africa’s Leading Airline Brand 2024 • Africa’s Leading Inflight Magazine 2024: Msafiri The World Travel Awards recognizes leading organisations across the travel and tourism economy, including airlines, hotels, tour operators, travel…
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Kenya Airways Announces Network Adjustments for the Upcoming Peak Season
Kenya Airways, has announced network adjustments in anticipation for the upcoming peak season, to ensure smoother and more efficient operations. The following are the network adjustments: Plaine Magnien, Mauritius Effective 27th October 2024, there will be an additional flight from Mauritius to Nairobi. The flights will now operate on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Moroni, Comoros…
Kenya Airways opens travel center to offer tailored travel solution for Government & Private Sector Executives
Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched The Asante Executive Hub, a first-of-its-kind government travel centre at Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) in Nairobi. This unique hub is designed to offer one-stop travel solutions for government and govrenment, offering a comprehensive range of travel options including ticketing, customer care while prioritising convenience, safety, and efficiency at the…
Government Emphasizes Need to Expand JKIA as KAWU Calls off Strike
Following Wednesday’s staff strike involving unionisable staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ) which was called off the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) having disrupted hundreds of flights the Kenya government has come out to quell public anger in what Kenyans have called the auctioning of a strategic public asset. While…
Somalia Civil Aviation Authority Briefly Halts Kenya Airways Flight from Departing Mogadishu Airport
The Somalia Civil Aviation Authority yesterday stopped a Kenya airways flight from taking off at Mogadishu Aden Adde airport as it gave the airline 48 hours to respond to allegations of discrimination against Somali passengers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. According to a letter from the Somali authority to the Kenyan…
Kenya Airways Posts First Profit in 10 Years Fuelled by High Passenger Numbers
Kenya Airways PLC has announced a significant milestone in its journey towards profitability, marking the first time the airline has reported a profit after tax since 2013. For the first half of the financial year ending June 30, 2024, the airline achieved a profit after tax of Kshs 513 million, from the Kshs 21.7 billion…
Kenya Airways, IOM Kenya Unite to Combat Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Migrants
Kenya Airways and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a strategic partnership aimed at intensifying the fight against trafficking in persons and enhancing the protection of migrants. The collaboration brings together IOM Kenya’s expertise in migration governance and Kenya Airways’ extensive aviation network, to implement robust…
Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka Receives African Aviation Leadership Award
Kenya Airways Group Managing Director & CEO, Allan Kilavuka, has been honoured with the 2024 African Aviation Leadership Award. Established by African Aviation Magazine in 1999, this prestigious award recognizes individuals, companies, and organizations that have made significant contributions to the development of aviation in Africa. Nick Fadugba FRAeS, CEO of African Aviation, praised Kilavuka’s…
Kenya Airways Celebrates 47 Years with Discounts for Customers
Kenya Airways is marking its 47th anniversary by offering customers 15 per cent discount on tickets to various destinations across its network. Since its inaugural flight in February 1977, the airline has undergone a remarkable evolution, transcending humble beginnings to emerge as a prominent player in African aviation. From its strategic hub at the Jomo…
Kenya Airways Ranked Among Top On-time Best Performing Airlines Globally
Kenya Airways has been ranked as Africa’s second most efficient airline in a global on-time performance review of airlines and airports.The latest On-Time Performance Review report by aviation analytics company Cirium reveals that the airline attained an impressive 71.86% on-time arrival rate out of 41,905 completed flights in 2023. An on-time flight is defined as…