Astral Aviation has entered into a Global Sales Partnership Agreement with Euro Cargo Aviation in Europe, USA & UAE and Take Off Aviation in South Africa. Effective 01st January 2024 Euro Cargo Aviation and Take Off Aviation will be responsible for promoting Astral Aviation’s cargo services within the designated regions. This will involve marketing the…
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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…
Etihad Goes on Safari next Summer with Direct Flights to Nairobi
Etihad Airways is resuming flights to East Africa with daily flights to Nairobi set to start on 01 May, 2024. The new route connects Kenya’s capital with Etihad’s growing global network, and will help foster important cultural and economic ties between the UAE and the East African powerhouse. “We are thrilled to be re-starting flights to…
ASKY Airlines Commences Flights from Lome to Nairobi
On October 1, 2023, the pan-African company ASKY Airlines based in Togo inaugurated a new route from Lomé-Tokoin to Nairobi (Kenya). The reception of ASKY airlines was embellished by the welcome jet of water by the firefighters of the Jomo Kenyatta airport. L’accueil de @ASKY_airlines fut agrémenté par le jet d’eau de bienvenue par les…
Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines Expand Codeshare Partnership
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) and Delta Air Lines (DL) are announcing an expansion of their strategic partnership with inclusion of Kenya Airways’ nonstop Nairobi to New York operated service, effective 5th August 2023. KQ currently operates a daily service connecting Nairobi to New York, it is the only nonstop flight from East Africa to America….
Swissport Secures Lufthansa’s Cargo Business in Nairobi, in Addition to Ramp & Passenger Services
Swissport International and the Lufthansa Group have extended their long-standing partnership in Kenya. For more than eleven years, the global leader in aviation services has been providing airlines of the Lufthansa Group at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi (NBO) with ramp handling as well as check-in and gate services. With the extension of the contract,…
Etihad Cargo signs MoU with Astral Aviation to expand African network
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation Ltd to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance the cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, further growing Etihad Cargo’s reach into the African market. Through the comprehensive MoU, Etihad Cargo’s customers will…
Skyward Express Launches Weekly Flights Between Nairobi & Kakamega
Skyward Express has today launched weekly fights from Wilson Airport, Nairobi to Kakamega Airstrip (Western Kenya) days after Kenya’s President William Ruto commissioned the airstrip’s was newly rehabilitated runway commissioned the airstrip’s was newly rehabilitated Runway According to the airline the flight is expected to strengthen the Lake Region Economic Bloc & Kakamega’s position as…
Air France to Increase Flights to East Africa in 2023
Air France unveils the first new routes of its 2023 Summer flight schedule (April – October 2023), characterized by increased service to East Africa, in particular. As of 12 June 2023, Air France will inaugurate a new route from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Dar Es Salam (Tanzania) as a continuation of the service to Zanzibar…