Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is significantly expanding its African network with new destinations and increased frequencies, reinforcing its commitment to the continent’s growing demand for air connectivity. Arik De, Etihad’s Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer, commented: “At Etihad, we have long recognised the need to strengthen our presence in Africa. Over…
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SalamAir Launches its Inaugural Flight from Muscat to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost airline, today operated its inaugural flight from Muscat to Nairobi. This significant milestone marks an essential step in SalamAir’s expansion into Africa, offering travelers more opportunities to connect between the Sultanate of Oman and Kenya. The inaugural event at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on March 17, 2025, was under the…
VistaJet Expands into East and Southern Africa with Exclusive Private Aviation Services
VistaJet, the world’s first and only global business aviation company, is expanding into East and Southern Africa. Building on the success of its West Africa roadshow earlier this year, VistaJet has been showcasing its exclusive private aviation services in key cities, including Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Cape Town. The region will now have access to VistaJet’s…
Astral Aviation Enteres into a Global Sales Partnership Agreement with Euro Cargo Aviation in Europe, USA & UAE and Take Off Aviation in South Africa.
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…
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,…