Kenya’s Finance Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani presents the Government Budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year inside the Parliament buildings in Nairobi, Kenya June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi NAIROBI, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Kenya aims to replace a nominal public debt ceiling with a debt anchor as a percentage of gross domestic product by the end […]
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Kenya Airways Strikes Codeshare Deal With Italian Carrier, Ita Airways
Nairobi — National Airline, Kenya Airways (KQ) and Italy’s new flag carrier, ITA Airways, have announced a codeshare agreement providing passengers with seamless connections from the KQ network to destinations across Europe. Under the new agreement, travellers will be able to connect to ITA Airways network across Europe and reach some of Italy’s most picturesque […]
Dubai extends Kenya flights ban to Christmas eve
Dubai has extended the ban for all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya till December 24 amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) had announced a 48-hour suspension on all flights from Kenya to the Middle East nation on December 20. On Wednesday, the Dubai-based Emirates […]
Kenya Airways adds US flights on high demand
Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ has increased frequencies to the US to four a week as demand for bookings picks up this festive season, coming as a relief to the carrier that is struggling with low numbers in the wake of a new variant of Covid-19 that has hit the airlines. KQ said it has seen an […]
State plans Sh146bn KQ bailout, drops takeover
The Treasury will offer Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ a further Sh146.9 billion bailout amid delayed recovery from a travel slump following Covid-19 in financial support that will see the State drop the plan to nationalise the airline. Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani has said the government will take over Sh93.4 billion of national carrier Kenya Airways’ debt […]
Kenya voted as best safari destination in the world
Cheetah leaps on a car in Masai Mara Kenya has for the seventh time been voted as the best country for safaris. Kenya beat Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The ranking was compiled by jurists from the World Travel Awards who analysed over 4,000 reviews of safaris all over the continent to […]
Kenya to issue S. Africa flight ban verdict over corona
Kenya will make a decision today on whether to join the US and EU member States in imposing new travel restrictions on South Africa and seven other southern African countries due to a highly infectious new coronavirus strain. Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said Kenya’s reaction to the new Covid-19 variant, which spread rapidly and […]
News Diary: Trouble at Kenya airways as KQ pilots demand full pay, Mudavadi launches ANC digital
No full pay for Kenya Airways pilots Kenya Airways (KQ) says it is unable to pay pilots their full salaries despite an improvement in the airline’s performance following a period of devastation by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kenya Airline Pilots Association had written to the KQ management demanding full payment of their salaries and allowances […]
KQ launches wildlife branded aircrafts
Kenya Airways in conjunction with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has branded two Kenya Airways aircraft with pictures of wildlife NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 25 – Kenya Airways in conjunction with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has branded two aircrafts with pictures of the last remaining white rhinos, elephant tuskers, and lions in a move aimed […]
Oman Air growth ‘strengthened by codeshare agreements’
Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has said it will continue to strengthen codeshare agreements to maximise its post-pandemic growth trajectory. The airline’s ongoing recovery calls for greater codeshare connectivity to offers passengers better connections and a wider choice of destinations from its hub in Muscat, a statement from the carrier […]