Emirates customers to more African countries after the Airline signed an agreement with Kenya Airways (KQ).
Flyers will access 28 destinations on the KQ network using Nairobi, including Nampula, Bangui, Bujumbura, Kigali, Dzaoudzi, Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Kilimanjaro, Juba, and Zanzibar, among other African countries.
Likewise, Emirates passengers travelling via Dubai can also book a single-ticket itinerary from or to Mombasa.
Emirates Chief Commercial Officer Adnan Kazim noted that Kenya is a strategic gateway in our Africa network, and the partnership will enhance connectivity for Emirates’ customers and provide them with more travel choices across the continent.
“We look forward to deepening our relationship with Kenya Airways, offering greater network opportunities and improving connections for both of our customers,” Kazim said.
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Likewise, KQ clients travelling from Nairobi and Mombasa will enjoy the Emirate’s network through Dubai to 23 destinations across West and South Asia, the Indian Ocean, and the Middle East.
On his part, KQ Chief Commercial and Customer Officer Julius Thairu said the partnership will provide the ideal gateway for their customers to increase the Airline’s connectivity between Africa and the Middle East through Emirates’ hub in Dubai.
“Partnerships like these are key in aviation as they take advantage of mutual scale and efficiencies to provide customers with more seamless travel options.”
Emirates started operating in Kenya in 1995 when it began flights between Nairobi and Dubai. Since then, the service has progressively expanded to 14 weekly flights, carrying more than 5 million passengers.
KQ recently started serving four weekly direct flights between Mombasa and Dubai.
Along with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Mombasa was the second hub served by the airline for direct connections to the United Arab Emirates.
KQ presently runs ten weekly flights from Nairobi to Dubai using a combination of B737-800 and Dreamliner B787-800 aircraft.
The website of the Emirate, well-known travel firms, and internet travel agencies (OTAs) all sell tickets.
