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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, is set to start daily flights between Nairobi and New York on October 28.
The carrier, which started selling tickets for the inaugural flight on Jan 11, becomes that first airline to offer a non-stop flight between East Africa and the US.
“This is an exciting moment for us. It fits within our strategy to attract corporate and high-end tourism traffic from the world to Kenya and Africa. We are honored to contribute to the economic growth of Kenya and East Africa.” said KQ Group CEO Sebastian Mikosz.
The ultra-long-haul flight, unique to Kenya Airways network, will take 15 hours. This is a reduction from the current flight time of over 22 hours due to connecting flights. The airline already serves Africa, Europe, Middle-East, Indian sub-continent and Asia.
