14 May 2013
The National carrier, Kenya Airways, and the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) have entered into a one-year joint marketing programme aimed at boosting tourist arrivals into the country.
In the partnership, Kenya Airways will support the activities of KTB to the tune of KShs20 million while KTB will ensure KQ brand visibility at its tourism promotion forums as they seek to increase the number of tourists visiting Kenya.
In the year 2012, the country recorded 1,780,768 tourists a 0.3% decline read more
26 April 2013
NAIROBI, April 26, 2013 – Kenya Airways has received approval from the Government of the Republic of Malawi to begin flying into Chileka Airport in Blantyre effective June 3, 2013.
In a letter to the airline from Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Government of Malawi, Moffat Chitimbe, Kenya Airways was also given approval to resume 5th Freedom Traffic Rights on the Lilongwe-Lusaka sector.
“I am pleased to convey Government approval for your operations into Ch read more
11 April 2013
National carrier Kenya Airways has increased the frequency of its flights to Kisumu as it moves to satisfy surging demand on the route.
From April 1, 2013, the airline introduced an additional evening flight and another morning one every day. This will bring to 34 the number of times that Kenya Airways flies to Kisumu every week, up from the 25 times it did previously.
Of the newly introduced flights, KQ670 is the last one from Nairobi, leaving Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 1 read more
22 February 2013
From the 2nd June, 2013, Kenya Airways will commence flights to Livingstone via Harare on Days 3,5 & 7 via Nairobi. This destination will mainly target tourist traffic to Victoria Falls.
Please find connections for the new flight.
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21 February 2013
NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 – National carrier, Kenya Airways, has announced the expansion of its global network through a new codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national airline.
Kenya Airways will also launch a new three times a week service between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital effective June 2013. This is intended to give passengers improved connections and greater choice.
Under the new codeshare agreement, Kenya Airways will ini read more
26 November 2012
Kenya Airways is pleased to announce increased services to and from Antananarivo (Madagascar) effective from 03rd December 2012.
This will additionally connect London to Antananarivovia Nairobi on days 4 and 7 (Thursday and Sunday)
Please see below for the timings of the new Nairobi-Antananarivo frequencies. Additional Flight*
Below schedule as of 03rd December 2012
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12 November 2012
Kenya Airways is pleased to announce increased frequencies to JNB and HRE offering improved connections.
For HRE, effective December 2012, we are increasing our services from 7 to 10 flights and for JNB from 21 to 25 weekly flights.
Frequencies to and from HRE from 02 DEC 2012 – 29 MAR 2013
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23 October 2012
Kenya Airways has announced an expansion of its regional network with the introduction of new daily flights to Eldoret in October.
The airline is set to operate 10 flights to Eldoret, Kenya’s fastest growing town, with the first one landing on 17 October 2012.
“The addition of Eldoret, a city of great significance economically, academically as well as in the country’s sporting circles, to our network, in line with our core purpose of contributing to sustainable devel read more
30 May 2012
Kenya Airways has announced the launch of their own direct flight from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro - effective 2 July 2012. Having identified the route as a key addition to its network within Africa, the new route supports Kenya Airways' plans to expand its network as part of its ten-year growth strategy.Kenya Airways continues to aggressively pursue their network expansion plans aiming to link all African countries with the world.
The new service will depart every day, exce read more
19 March 2012
March15th 2012….Kenya Airways has announced its commencement of flights to the Indian Capital city, New Delhi starting May 15th 2012. The much anticipated service marks Kenya Airways’ 57th global destination and 2nd in India subcontinent.
The launch of this new route highlights KQ’s efforts to provide seamless travel and accessibility to travelers from Africa to India subcontinent and vice versa.
Kenya Airways will fly to New Delhi four times a week on a Boeing 767- read more