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Kenya
Airways launches non-stop flights to Cape Town
Nairobi,
June 6, 2018...
Kenya
Airways has today introduced three non-stop flights from its hub at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Cape Town, South Africa.
The
launch of the non-stop flights to the second-most
populous urban city in South Africa is in line
with the airline’s broader strategy to assert its presence and expand connectivity across Africa and open up opportunities
for tourism, trade and investment.
The
non-stop flights to Cape Town will depart Nairobi every Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday at 3:30pm.
“We
are indeed very proud to increase our frequencies to South Africa to cater for
the growing number of our customers who travel between Nairobi and Cape Town.
In addition to enhancing Africa integration, this new
route will be beneficial to the tourism industry as it establishes vital links
with our global network,” Kenya
Airways Chief Commercial Officer, Vincent Coste said.
Currently,
the airline operates seven weekly flights to Cape Town. Four flights via
Livingstone, Zambia, departing Nairobi every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday and three weekly flights via the resort town of Victoria Falls Falls on
Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
This
brings to a total of 10 weekly flights to Cape Town from Nairobi.
Kenya and South Africa are important
trading partners. A number of South African firms have expanded into Kenya
while thousands of Kenyans are frequent travelers to South Africa.
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