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 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 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 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…