Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced an expansion of its codeshare partnership with South African Airways (SAA) to include direct flights from South Africa to South America. Starting this month, customers will now experience a seamless travel journey to Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Johannesburg on one ticket, as KQ codeshares on the recently…
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Kenya Airways to Re-introduce Weekly Flights to Mogadishu in February 2024
The resumption follows the temporary suspension in August 2020 to mitigate the spread of the Corona virus. The phased flight resumption will resume with 3 weekly flights in the month of February 2024. Speaking ahead of the resumption, Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer at Kenya Airways, said, “We are eager about the potential…
Kenya Airways Resumes Passenger Service to Bangkok with 5 weekly Flights from Nairobi
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the resumption of flights to Bangkok starting 21 November 2023 operating the route five times per week. The route was launched in 2003 and suspended in 2020 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The resumption of flights to Bangkok will expand KQ’s current network to 42 destinations, offering…
Kenya Airways to Introduce Daily Flights to New York Starting 1st December 2023
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has said will introduce daily flights from 1st December 2023 for the festive season providing customers with more flexibility and travel options. The move is also To support the growing demand for travel between the Nairobi – New York route as the airline celebrates five (5) years since becoming the…
Kenya Airways secures IATA Accreditation for Ground Handling
Kenya Airways (KQ), and its Nairobi hub have been awarded certificate of accreditation by IATA’s Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) for outstanding ground handling services. This follows the successful audit conducted on ground handling operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) which recognized KQ for maintaining high standard in ground handling services as…
Kenya Airways Celebrates 5 Years of Non-Stop Flights to New York from Nairobi
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), is celebrating five (5) years since becoming the first and only carrier to fly non-stop from its hub in Nairobi to New York and linking East Africa and the United States of America the fastest way. The inaugural flight between Nairobi and New York was on 28th October 2018….
Kenya Airways Signs New Codeshare Management Solution from Lufthansa Systems
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has boarded Lufthansa Systems to provide a codeshare management solution, SchedConnect, which will enhance the airline’s management of partner flight schedules. KQ guests will now enjoy smoother connections on flights booked with partners by KQ. As a member of the SkyTeam alliance, Kenya Airways is a fully integrated network…
AFRAA SG intervention at the African Aviation & Travel Innovation Summit
AFRAA Secretary General, Mr Abdérahmane Berthé, has reiterated the importance of innovation to transform and revolutionize the aviation industry while he made a keynote speech at the African Aviation & Travel Innovation Summit in Cape Town on 18th October 2023. The African Aviation Innovation Summit which is now in its second edition was staged by Kenya…
Kenya Airways Crowned Africa’s Leading Airline for its Economy class & Inflight Magazine
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has recently been crowned as the winner for Africa’s Leading Airline for its Economy Class Service and Inflight Magazine (Msafiri) at the World Travel Awards 2023. This is the 5th year Kenya Airways has received an award in Africa’s Leading Airline – Economy Class category and the second consecutive…
Kenya Airways Diverted from Heathrow to Stansted in Security Incident
Kenya Airways has said that its aircraft was diverted from London’s Heathrow airport to Stansted airport following a potential security threat aboard KQ100 operating from Nairobi to Heathrow. The airline says this follows a thorough risk assessment by the Kenya and UK security agencies which briefed the crew on board who resulted in the security…