Nairobi-based Kenya Airways is eyeing cutting its fleet from 36 planes to 27. The as yet un-confirmed move is part of a broader turnaround strategy that aims to cut costs and rejuvenate the airline. Kenyan media report Kenya Airways’ Boeing 787-8 and Embraer E190-100ARs fleets are set to shrink. Kenya Airways Dreamliner & Embraer fleets […]
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Kenya Airways is official Airline partner for the Magical Kenya open Championship
Kenya Airways will fly in all the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) officials who will be supervising and managing the tournament as well as KOGL officials who will be travelling later in the year for 2023’s championship preparatory meetings. Zuhura Odhiambo Commercial director Kenya Open (left) with the Kenya Airways CEO, Allan Kilavuka. NAIROBI – National […]
Inbound air travel set to grow by almost 9% over pre-pandemic levels in East Africa by 2024
The relationships established through codeshares and airline partnerships have been vital to East Africa’s tourism development success over the last decade. Many airlines will continue to make strategic connections with other airlines operating in the region, including legacy carriers such as Kenya Airways and low-cost carriers such as Mango Air and Fastjet. According to GlobalData […]
US firm Seabury kicks off advisory on KQ revival
US-based advisory firm Seabury Consulting has kicked off its advisory brief on the financial restructuring and revival plan for Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ in a contract expected to take six months. The restructuring process aimed at keeping the troubled national airline afloat comes amid a planned government bailout. “They have started work but it’s an ongoing […]
Flying Kenya Airways out of bumpy financial clouds
As Kenya Airways prepares for another round of state bailouts, we sit down with the national carrier boss and discuss about when he thinks the bailouts will stop and KQ will be ready to stand on its feet. LET US TALK ABOUT THE NEW ROUND OF BAILOUTS WHEN WILL KQ STOP REQUIRING BAILOUT? From 2020, […]
South African Tourism to Host 4-City India Roadshow Between March 7-11
Accelerating its recovery efforts in India, South African Tourism (SAT) is all set to host their India Annual Roadshow. This in-person roadshow will be the first mega-event post-pandemic and will travel to the four Indian cities: Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai. The roadshow is scheduled during March 7-11, 2022. The approximately 20-member South African trade […]
Was Delta’s Partnership With Amex A Smart Move?
Aside from American Express, Delta is the largest co-brand partner in the world, providing air travel and other services. Partners with airlines to develop consumer products. Table of contents Can You Convert Amex Points To Delta Miles? Miles can be converted from miles in one mile per point received via conversion of Credit Card Points. […]
Kenya Airways is official Airline partner for the Magical Kenya open Championship
Kenya Airways will fly in all the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) officials who will be supervising and managing the tournament as well as KOGL officials who will be travelling later in the year for 2023’s championship preparatory meetings. Zuhura Odhiambo Commercial director Kenya Open (left) with the Kenya Airways CEO, Allan Kilavuka. NAIROBI – National […]
Increase local cargo capacity to widen market access
Kenya Airways planes at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi. There is a saying that goes, “the past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson”. Kenya has been lauded as one of the best-performing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Horticulture has taken the lead as a top GDP contributor […]
Inbound air travel set to grow by almost 9% over pre-pandemic levels in East Africa by 2024
The relationships established through codeshares and airline partnerships have been vital to East Africa’s tourism development success over the last decade. Many airlines will continue to make strategic connections with other airlines operating in the region, including legacy carriers such as Kenya Airways and low-cost carriers such as Mango Air and Fastjet. According to GlobalData […]