Tag: Kenya Airways
Kenya and Tanzania report sharp drop in hotel occupancy
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- March 20, 2020Kenya and Tanzania are registering a sharp drop in toruist hotel occupancy after suspension of Kenya Airways' flights to key ... Read More
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of ... Read More
Carsten Spohr New IATA Board Chairman
Dmytro Makarov- June 2, 2019The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as ... Read More
Gleam of hope for tourism
Alain St.Ange- April 9, 2019On March 27, all roads led to Mombasa, Kenya, for a joint business meeting organized by Uganda and Kenya and ... Read More
Air France to add more flights on Paris to Nairobi route
Alain St.Ange- March 12, 2019Come April, Air France intends to increase its present flights between Paris and Nairobi from 3 to 5 a week, ... Read More
Kenya Airways joins Seychelles Tourism Board at New York Times Travel Show 2019 edition
editor- February 11, 2019Bringing more visibility and creating awareness about the Seychelles islands were only two of the Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) missions ... Read More
Strike at Nairobi International airport to protest Kenya Airways
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 29, 2019A Kenya workers union doesn't want Kenya Airways' taking over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) ... Read More
Rome–Fiumicino International Airport new route to Nairobi
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019Rome Fiumicino looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer, as Kenya Airways plans to launch four weekly ... Read More
East African regional airlines battle to take over the African skies
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 19, 2019East African regional airlines are now fighting a winning and losing battle over the African skies which Kenya Airways, Ethiopian ... Read More
East African tourism remains calm after Nairobi terror attack
editor- January 17, 2019Tourism operators in Kenya and the rest of East Africa have expressed their feelings over the recent Nairobi terror attack. Read More
Kenya Airways to make daily flights to Seychelles as of February
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 16, 2019Seychelles will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to ... Read More
Africa Travel and Tourism: Trends for the New Year
editor- January 8, 2019Players in the travel and tourism ecosystem in Africa travel look forward to 2019 with full optimism. Read More
Efforts underway to remove aircraft from Entebbe International Airport
Alain St.Ange- January 8, 2019The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda said efforts were underway to remove the Ethiopian airlines plane from Entebbe International Airport. Read More
Aviation hub in Nairobi or Addis Ababa? Kenya Airways is taken the initiative
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 27, 2018Competing with Addis Ababa, Nairobi wants to become a regional aviation hub in East Africa. This became clear when SkyTeam ... Read More
Only one could win: Air Austral & Air Mauritius go for Kenya Airways
Alain St.Ange- December 24, 2018Air Austral and Air Mauritius were pitching themselves to be seen as the ideal working partner for Kenya Airways. Read More
The big reveal: oneworld’s newest member – Royal Air Maroc
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 7, 2018Oneworld, an airline alliance, started February 1, 1999 and currently has 14 members, thanks to the new addition of Royal ... Read More
Kenya Airways celebrates new flights to Livingstone, Zambia
editor- June 10, 2013ZAMBIA - During the week, Kenya Airways held a cocktail party to celebrate their new flights to Livingstone. The party ... Read More
Kenya Tourism Board and Kenya Airways sign partnership deal
editor- May 10, 2013(eTN) - Two leading stakeholders in Kenya’s tourism industry, the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and national airline Kenya Airways (KQ), ... Read More
Airport lounges becoming a key tool in the fight for market share
editor- April 26, 2013(eTN) - When the new Jomo Kenyatta International Airport terminal facility eventually open its doors to passengers next year, Kenya ... Read More
Kenya Airways prepares to launch Abu Dhabi flights in July
editor- March 30, 2013(eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) has confirmed they will commence flights to Abu Dhabi, initially three times a week, using ... Read More
Kenya Airways to commence flights to Livingstone
editor- March 7, 2013(eTN) - News is coming out of Nairobi that Kenya Airways will launch flights to Livingstone, Zambia, in June, then ... Read More
Kenya Airways announces codeshare with Etihad
editor- February 22, 2013(eTN) - Following the progressive partnership between Abu Dhabi’s national airline, Etihad (EY), and European mega carrier KLM/Air France, it ... Read More
Kenya Airways applies for extended immunity over KLM-Air France deal
editor- February 20, 2013(eTN) - Information was received from Nairobi that Kenya Airways has applied to the country’s competition authority for extended exemption ... Read More
Kenya Airways sticks with Dreamliner – for now
editor- January 17, 2013(eTN) - Kenya Airways, aka The Pride of Africa, has downplayed the current hullabaloo about Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner, of which ... Read More
Kenya Airways gets reprieve from court over reinstatement order
editor- January 15, 2013(eTN) - Information received from Nairobi indicates that the Industrial Court in a change of mind granted an application by ... Read More
Kenya Airways reduces capacity on Mumbai route
editor- January 10, 2013(eTN) - Kenya Airways has confirmed that effective immediately 3 out of 10 flights current between Nairobi and Mumbai will ... Read More
Kenya Airways and RwandAir at verge of forming major partnership
editor- December 21, 2012(eTN) - Reliable sources from Nairobi have confirmed that a principal agreement has been reached between Kenya Airways (KQ) and ... Read More
N’djamena flights suspended as Kenya Airways struggles with cost burden
editor- December 12, 2012(eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) has reportedly suspended the twice-a-week flights to Chad’s capital, N’djamena, with immediate effect, blaming the ... Read More
Creditors move on Jetlink to protect their claims
editor- November 24, 2012(eTN) - The High Court in Nairobi has granted what must be the first of several applications by creditors of ... Read More
Kenya Airways appoints Chris Diaz as new Director of Marketing
editor- November 21, 2012(eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) has just announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Diaz as their new Director of Marketing, ... Read More
Kenya Airways’ losses justify cost-cutting measures
editor- November 8, 2012(eTN) - The announcement yesterday of Kenya Airways’ half-year financial results brought home the reality of what the company’s management ... Read More
Kenya Airways adds Johannesburg flights
editor- October 30, 2012(eTN) - The Pride of Africa, Kenya Airways, is set to significantly increase flights between Kenya and South Africa from ... Read More
Jambo Jet gets license for 22 routes
editor- October 15, 2012(eTN) - The formal notice filed in the Kenya Gazette on Friday made the decision of the Kenya Civil Aviation ... Read More
Kenya Airways signs full codeshare with Korean Air
editor- October 15, 2012KENYA (eTN) - An announcement over the weekend from Nairobi gave details on the codeshare agreement now signed by Kenya ... Read More
Kenya Airways flight schedule back to normal
editor- October 8, 2012Kenya Airways (KQ) flights schedule is now back to normal after pilots under their union, Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) ... Read More
