Kenya Airways and a passenger, who claims to have lost some of her items on a KQ flight, are embroiled in a compensation dispute, according to email correspondences seen by Daily Monitor. Kenya Airways and a passenger, who claims to have lost some of her items on a KQ flight, are embroiled in a compensation […]

Kenya Airways planes are seen parked at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport near Nairobi, Kenya on March 6, 2019. PHOTO | THOMAS MUKOYA | REUTERS • IATA estimates that the aviation industry will need $200 billion in aid globally to prevent total collapse. • By March 11, airlines in Africa had chalked up a combined […]

Kenya Airways has requested a multi-billion shilling bailout from its government amid the growing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic . The airline was forced to halt international flights as per a governmental order on March 22nd and now much of its fleet remains grounded. Pin The majority of Kenya Airways’ planes aren’t taking off at […]

Although cargo traffic at the airport slightly increased from 62,093 tonnes in FY 2017/18 to 62,127 tonnes in 2018/19 against the target of 64,352 tonnes, there is likely to be a significant reduction following the pandemic. Entebbe Airport after a presidential directive to close Uganda’s airspace to passengers. Experts say this will also impact on […]

(Adds detail) NAIROBI, March 31 (Reuters) – Kenya Airways has sought an undisclosed sum from the government to help to cover critical costs such as payment of staff salaries, its chairman said on Tuesday. The carrier, in which Air France KLM holds a small stake, is operating only a handful of domestic flights after the […]

Kenyan airlines have been forced to reschedule their flight time to operate within the curfew hours following a dusk to dawn movement restriction by the government that started on Friday. The new schedule, which will affect hundreds of travellers who booked earlier, will see the last Kenya Airways, Safarilink and Jambojet flights land in Nairobi […]

In the case of Covid-19, no country is safe until every country is safe – a fact of our deeply interconnected and interdependent realities, say the writers. (Image: wikimedia / numista.com) Less The rate and global spread of infections by Covid-19 – and the related sense of panic across a globalised financial, political and social […]

Kenya Airways, just like other airlines around the world, is issuing one-year travel vouchers as it seeks to protect the little cash reserves it still has. FILE PHOTO | NMG The refunds are for passengers who booked flights through travel agents during this crisis but could not travel. Kenya’s travel industry grounded to a halt […]

Incoming Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. FILE PHOTO | NMG Safaricom’s new chief executive Peter Ndegwa is working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has derailed physical handover of reins at Kenya’s most profitable firm. Mr Ndegwa who started work on Wednesday participated in a virtual electronic handover from the acting chief executive, Michael […]

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even virus-free African countries. The rate of infection is lower on the continent as compared to Europe, Asia and parts of the Americas, where lockdowns are in place. The impact on gatherings is an area that […]