Kenya
Airways has announced the commencement on April 1, 2013 of daily
flights between Guangzhou and Nairobi via Bangkok, boosting the
connections between Africa and China.
The
daily flights will be departing from the airline's hub at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 23:35 Hours local time and
arriving at Bangkok at 13:15 Hours local time. The flight will then
leave Bangkok at 15:05 Hours for Guangzhou arriving at 19:00 Hours.
The
return flights will be through Bangkok as well. At present, Kenya
Airways flies between Nairobi and Guangzhou via Bangkok four times every
week.
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director, Dr Titus Naikuni,
said "...the daily service from Nairobi to Bangkok and Guangzhou would
be convenient for passengers taking connecting flights to our 48
different African destinations".
"This
will contribute immensely towards sustainable development in Africa by
linking the continent to the Far East," Dr Naikuni added.
China,
which is a key emerging market globally, has been scouting for economic
opportunities in Africa, and the daily flights will facilitate movement
of investors, workers, traders and tourists between the two regions.
The introduction of the daily flights comes at the time the airline is
celebrating 36 years since it made its maiden flight.
The
airline has also introduced three new direct flights between Hong Kong
and Dubai with night time departures. The weekly flights are part of the
new Hong Kong summer schedule for 2013 between March 31, 2013 and
October 26, 2013 which also includes flights from Dubai to Nairobi. The
thrice-a-week flights from Hong Kong to Dubai with extended connection
to Middle East destinations will also strengthen the connection between
Hong Kong and Africa.
Kenya Airways
Kenya
Airways, a member of the Sky Team Alliance, is a leading African
airline flying to over 59 destinations worldwide, 48 of which are in
Africa and carries over three million passengers annually.
It
continues to modernize its fleet with its 41 aircraft fleet being one
of the most modern in Africa. The on-board service is renowned and the
lie-flat business class seat on the wide-body aircraft is consistently
voted among the world's top 10. In 2010, it scooped top awards at the
Africa Investor (Ai) Tourism Investor Awards and was declared the
Business Airline of the Year in Africa. Kenya Airways takes pride for
being in the fore front of connecting Africa to the world and the World
to Africa through its hub Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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