Kenya Airways (KQ) has cut the number of direct flights linking Nairobi to the US city of New York. The national carrier told Business Daily that it has reduced the frequency of trips on the route from five to three per week due to low passenger demand. The demand for direct flights to John F. […]
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As hopes for Kenya Airways’ nationalisation bid falters, the airline is now seeking to restructure its many debts
Kenya Airways plans to restructure its debts as nationalisation bid falters In view of the current reality, the heavily-indebted airline is in the process of restructuring its loans. Business Insider Africa understands that the company has already commenced consultations with the likes of Seabury Consulting (a subsidiary of Accenture) and others to this effect. Kenya’s […]
Kenya Airways resumes flights to Dubai amid stringent Covid-19 rules
© Maarten Van Den Driessche Kenya Airways has announced the resumption of daily flights to Dubai effective Monday, 31 January 2022. This follows the ease of travel restrictions that had been issued by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority on flights from Kenya and other African nations. Travellers will be free to re-book their flights with […]
Kenya Airways says it is fast-tracking South African Airways partnership
Troubled Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ says it is fast-tracking negotiations to launch common initiatives with South African Airways (SAA) with which it signed a pact last year to establish an African airline by 2023. Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph told the Business Daily while the pact is a long-term agreement, both airlines are in talks to […]
Kenya: State to Bailout KQ Again As Budget Set to Rise 3.3%
Runway Nairobi — The National Treasury has revised the National budget upwards by Sh126.3 billion (3.3 percent) with the national carrier, Kenya Airways receiving the highest additional bailout funds at Sh 26 billion. Under the initial plan, KQ was set to receive Sh53.4 billion with the monies set to be directed towards maintenance of grounded […]
Kenya Airways to stop transporting monkeys from Mauritius to US labs
Kenya Airways will not renew its contract with a Mauritius breeding farm to transport monkeys from the Indian Ocean island to the US, Chairman Michael Joseph says. PHOTO | FILE Kenya Airways will not renew its contract with a Mauritius breeding farm to transport monkeys from the Indian Ocean island to United States (US) to […]
KQ reduces New York flights on lower demand
Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ has cut New York flights to three a week from five on low demand following an end to a peak season in December last year. The airline said the number of passengers on the route has dropped, forcing it to remove two flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport, which had been […]
Jambojet diversifies into cargo, eyes share of regional market
A Jambojet plane at the Kisumu International Airport. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ), said on Tuesday that cargo operations starting in the second week of February will target regional routes such as Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Jambojet, which has been in operations since […]
State drops plans to nationalise cash-strapped Kenya Airways
Tourism CAS Joseph Boinett, Kenya Tourism Board CEO Betty Radier and Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka during unveiling of Magical Kenya branded aircrafts at Kenya Airways Headquarters, Nairobi on November 25, 2021. The government has dropped plans to nationalise Kenya Airways leaving the airline with no option but to restrategise how to return to profitability. […]
Kenya: Tourism and Travel Stakeholders Partner to Recover Sector
Nairobi — Stakeholders in the tourism and travel industries have agreed to partner in order to significantly resuscitate the sectors which have been adversely affected by the restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. During a consultative forum hosted by the African Travel & Tourism Association, (ATTA), the stakeholders who included the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), […]