KQ receives nod to fly past New York in US

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Parliament has backed a Cabinet decision to amend the air services agreement between Kenya and America that will see Kenya Airways expand its route network beyond New York.

Kenya Airways is currently operating scheduled passenger air services between Nairobi and New York.

Kenya signed the deal with the US on February 5, 2020 proposing to revise an earlier agreement inked in Washington DC on June 8, 2008.

The pact will also allow national airlines such as Kenya Airways to access US routes and the American carriers to access the Kenyan market.

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told MPs that no airline from the US is flying into Kenya.

He said ratification of the agreement will allow the Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) of the US which had expressed interest in starting cargo operations and establish a base in Kenya.

FedEx is seeking to establish an operation base at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

“It is in the interest of the country to ratify the agreement to allow the airlines to expand their route network and engage in commercial arrangements as well as create job opportunities,” Mr Macharia said in a memo.

Transport ministry said ratification of the agreement will enhance trade and commerce, tourism, market access and connectivity, investment interests and mutual cooperation between the two States.

The National Assembly’s Transport committee, in a report to the House said commencement of FedEx cargo operations and a base in Kenya would have a multiplier effect on the Kenyan economy as it will open up immense opportunities for Kenyans.

The team said the agreement will open expanded operations and markets for Kenya and US air operators, facilitate the movement of goods, passengers and mail, offering more flexibility in meeting demands and customer needs.

The committee resolved to recommend to the National Assembly to approve the ratification of the treaty as it is in Kenya’s best interest.

KQ receives nod to fly past New York in US

Parliament has backed a Cabinet decision to amend the air services agreement between Kenya and America that will see Kenya Airways expand its route network beyond New York.

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Kenya Airways adds more UK flights after Britain eases travel curbs​

FRIDAY OCTOBER 01 2021

A KQ Dreamliner aircraft. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya Airways (KQ) will from this month add more flights to the UK route after Kenya was removed from England’s red list, in anticipation of high demand in one of its crucial routes.

The national carrier will add four flights weekly up from the current two.

Europe accounted for 20 percent of KQ’s revenue last year, bringing in Sh10 billion out of the Sh62 billion that was realised.

“We shall be adding flights to the UK to four a week with a possibility of a fifth one depending on demand,” said the airline.

Kenya was in April placed under the UK’s red list, a move that restricted travellers from Kenya to Britain, on the back of high cases of Covid-19 in the country.

The announcement comes three weeks after British Airways resumed flights on the Nairobi-London route, setting the stage for fare competition between the two carriers.

Kenya Airways charges from Sh75,815 for a one-way ticket to London compared to the British carrier at Sh66,000.

The carrier is banking on scaling up frequencies to shore up its revenue that has been hit by the lack of demand for travelling since last year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The airline posted a Sh11.49 billion net loss in the six months ended June — a 19.8 percent drop from the Sh14.33 billion loss it incurred in the preceding similar period.

A lot of passengers from the region use KQ when transiting to Europe at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Additional flights will come as a boost to both exporters and importers as more frequencies will offer increased capacity for belly cargo.

Passenger flights account for 40 percent of all cargo that is transported by air and a decline in capacity normally signals high cost in freight charges.

However, the additional flights come at the time when the summer season, which is normally characterised by high demand for air travel, is coming to an end. KQ attributed its losses to a sharp decline in summer bookings.

The airline posted a Sh11.49 billion net loss in the six months ended June— a 19.8 percent cut from the Sh14.33 billion loss it incurred in the preceding similar period, taking its accumulated losses over the years to above Sh127 billion.

The UK had segmented countries into a green, amber and red lists, each carrying different degrees of restrictions for arrivals back into the UK. A British citizen travelling from a green list is not required to undergo a mandatory quarantine.

Travellers arriving in the UK from countries on the red list are denied entry, while returning Britons must submit to 10 days of mandatory quarantine in hotels.

 

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Kenya Airways rises 10 places in global aviation ranking​

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2021

A Kenya Airways flight approaches landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The US government has granted the airline a permit to operate direct flights. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya Airways (KQ) has risen 10 places in the latest global ranking of airlines to position 79, trailing its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines that ranked among the top 50 carriers.

Skytrax World Airline Awards had placed KQ in the 89th position in its previous report that ranks the world’s best airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines, which rose nine places to position 37 and South African Airways (67) were the best African national carriers in the top 100 list despite SAA dropping 21 places from the 2019 ranking.

Ethiopian Airlines is first in Africa, followed by SAA, then KQ comes third. Air Maroc of Morocco is the fourth-best regional airline in the continent followed by Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles and RwandAir. FlySafair of South Africa, Egyptair and British/South African-based carrier Fastjet making the top ten African airlines.

The 2021 Skytrax awards covered the period from September 2019 to July 2021 with the results reflecting a mix of normal and pandemic travel.

Overall, Qatar Airways was named the best airline in the world, a title it has won six times since 2001, followed by Singapore Airlines. Japan’s All Nippon Airways came third.

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Emirates was fourth followed by Japan Airlines, while Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong was sixth.

“Having gone through one of the most challenging years in aviation history, this award is fitting recognition for all the hard work by the entire Qatar Airways family to take care of our passengers,” said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr Akbar Al Baker during the awards ceremony on September 28.

The Skytrax awards are based on customers’ surveys. Travellers were asked about the performance and service quality of more than 350 global airlines.

 

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Kenya Airways rises 10 places in global aviation ranking​

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2021

A Kenya Airways flight approaches landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The US government has granted the airline a permit to operate direct flights. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya Airways (KQ) has risen 10 places in the latest global ranking of airlines to position 79, trailing its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines that ranked among the top 50 carriers.

Skytrax World Airline Awards had placed KQ in the 89th position in its previous report that ranks the world’s best airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines, which rose nine places to position 37 and South African Airways (67) were the best African national carriers in the top 100 list despite SAA dropping 21 places from the 2019 ranking.

Ethiopian Airlines is first in Africa, followed by SAA, then KQ comes third. Air Maroc of Morocco is the fourth-best regional airline in the continent followed by Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles and RwandAir. FlySafair of South Africa, Egyptair and British/South African-based carrier Fastjet making the top ten African airlines.

The 2021 Skytrax awards covered the period from September 2019 to July 2021 with the results reflecting a mix of normal and pandemic travel.

Overall, Qatar Airways was named the best airline in the world, a title it has won six times since 2001, followed by Singapore Airlines. Japan’s All Nippon Airways came third.

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  KQ receives nod to fly past New York in US

Emirates was fourth followed by Japan Airlines, while Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong was sixth.

“Having gone through one of the most challenging years in aviation history, this award is fitting recognition for all the hard work by the entire Qatar Airways family to take care of our passengers,” said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr Akbar Al Baker during the awards ceremony on September 28.

The Skytrax awards are based on customers’ surveys. Travellers were asked about the performance and service quality of more than 350 global airlines.

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