NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya Airways (KQ), the country’s national carrier, said Thursday it has expanded its codeshare partnership with South African Airways (SAA), the flag carrier airline of South Africa, to include direct flights from South Africa to South America. Kenya Airways said customers will now experience a seamless …
Read More »KQ to unveil flights to Mauritius
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, has announced plans to fly four times a week to Mauritius starting June, giving customers more options to travel to the Indian Ocean archipelago. The carrier said the new flight will also set it up to take advantage of traffic …
Read More »KQ starts flights to New York in October
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 …
Read More »Former Safaricom CEO named Kenya Airways chairman
Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has been named as the chairman of the troubled Kenya Airways, replacing Amb. Dennis Awori who is retiring. Ambassador Awori was only appointed as Chairman of the KQ Board of Directors in Nov 2015, when he took over from long serving Evanson Mwaniki who had …
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