The National Carrier of Kenya and the Pride of Africa to offer three flights a week between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-05-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya, famously known for “the Pride of Africa”, will soon offer three flights a week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Nairobi, Kenya (NBO).
The three flights a week planned on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will depart from NBO at 19:25 and arrive in AUH at 01:05 the following day, whilst flights leaving AUH at 2:05 will arrive in NOB at 5:55 on the same day.
The new route, commencing on Monday 1st July 2013, will use B737-800 aircraft containing 145 seats divided between business and economy classes.
Eng. Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer of ADAC, commented:
“Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new partnership with Kenya Airways will provide a vital connection between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, allowing for increased trade, travel and connectivity between two growing economies in two important regions. The new route will also further enable AUH to act as the Middle East’s gateway to Africa, the second most populated continent in the world. ADAC looks forward to providing world-class service to all of Kenya Airways’ passengers with Abu Dhabi as their final stop or using AUH as their first step towards another international destination.”
Abraham Joseph, Area Manager Middle East, India and Pakistan for Kenya Airways, said:”we are excited about our new destination Abu Dhabi, the second one in the UAE. I am sure this will give our customers a wider choice of connectivity between the Middle East and Africa. With Etihad Airways code share partnership we can even cater to customers from other parts of the world into Africa.”
Kenyan Airways has also signed a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE. The codeshare agreement will allow Kenyan Airways passengers to seamlessly connect Etihad’s other destinations, and for Etihad-originating passengers to seamlessly reach new destinations in Africa.
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