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Making Saudi Travel More Accessible: How Amadeus Is Helping flyadeal Bring Saudi Arabia’s Budget Travel to Global Audiences

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(NEWS) MADRID, 2025-Nov-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Amadeus is strengthening its position at the center of global air travel innovation, forging a series of new partnerships that are reshaping how airlines distribute flights, engage with travelers, and modernize their digital operations. From Saudi Arabia to Europe, Africa, and the Americas, carriers are turning to the… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways Forge Codeshare Alliance to Boost Doha–Nairobi Connectivity

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(IN SHORT) Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have signed an MoU to establish a strategic partnership featuring a full codeshare agreement and expanded flight frequencies between Doha and Nairobi, including the introduction of a third daily service and seasonal Mombasa–Doha flights. The collaboration will also extend into cargo, airport and ground handling, product innovation, loyalty… Read the full news article

IATA Highlights the Vital Economic Role of Aviation in Kenya, Supporting Billions in GDP and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs

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(IN SHORT) IATA’s “Value of Air Transport” study for Kenya reveals that the aviation sector contributes USD 3.3 billion to the national GDP and supports 460,000 jobs. The study highlights Kenya’s potential for growth in air transport, emphasizing infrastructure development, digitalization, and workforce training as key priorities for sustaining future success. IATA projects a 3.7%… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways Pioneers NDC Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa via Amadeus Platform

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(IN SHORT) Kenya Airways has become the first sub-Saharan airline to distribute NDC content through the Amadeus Travel Platform, marking a significant technological and strategic milestone. The airline is deploying its NDC-sourced content to travel sellers in Kenya, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, leveraging the capabilities of Altéa NDC to streamline the distribution of… Read the full news article

IATA’s 37th Ground Handling Conference in Nairobi: Elevating Operations and Workforce Development for a Resilient Aviation Future

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(IN SHORT) IATA has declared that the 37th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 13 to 15 May 2025, marking its first time on the African continent. The conference will concentrate on modernizing ground handling operations, bolstering workforce development, and enhancing coordination and collaboration across the sector to improve… Read the full news article

Air India and Kenya Airways Strengthen Global Connectivity with New Codeshare Partnership

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Air India-Kenya Airways codeshare partnership complements existing interline partnership  ‘AI’ code on Kenya Airways’ Nairobi-Mumbai service, ‘KQ’ code on Air India’s Delhi-Nairobi service One-stop connectivity to passengers from Kenya to Southeast Asia and Australia via Mumbai, and vice versa  (IN SHORT) Air India and Kenya Airways have launched a new codeshare partnership, enhancing connectivity between… Read the full news article

Rome–Fiumicino International Airport welcomes new Kenya Airways’ four weekly direct flights from Nairobi

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ROME, Italy, 2019-Jan-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Rome Fiumicino looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer, as Kenya Airways plans to launch four weekly 787 direct flights to the airport from Nairobi this June. “The addition of flights from Rome will be welcomed by both our leisure and business customers travelling to… Read the full news article

Flights to Nairobi Kenya from New York USA makes trips and travel planning pleasurable

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Nairobi, Kenya, 2018-Oct-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways the official carrier of the Republic of Kenya will from October 2018 commence flights from New York, USA to Nairobi, Kenya. This is a welcome move in the travel and tourism industry in Kenya that is intended to see an increase of tourist and business travellers… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways restructuring efforts received support from the Government of Kenya

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NAIROBI, 2017-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways Plc confirms it has received the Government of Kenya’s support to the restructuring efforts and that the Cabinet had approved the terms of this support, which will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. The support confirmed by the… Read the full news article

Etihad Airways Engineering to perform mandatory checks on Kenya Airways’ Boeing 787-8 fleet

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ABU DHABI, 2017-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform mandatory checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet. This is part of an integration programme for the newest additions to the airline’s fleet. The first of six scheduled Boeing 787 C-checks begins this month, with the last… Read the full news article

PJT Partners appointed as Kenya Airways’ transaction advisor

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Nairobi, 2016-Feb-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has appointed PJT Partners as the airline’s transaction advisor on its balance sheet restructure and long term capital refinancing, which is part of its turnaround strategy. Kenya Airways GMD and CEO Mbuvi Ngunze said, “PJT Partners is a leading international investment banking firm with strategic airline advisory… Read the full news article

Air Partner’s Cabot Aviation: Kenya Airways to sell two Boeing 777-200 ER aircrafts to Omni Air International

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Gatwick, England, 2016-Jan-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and a leading aircraft remarketing broker, is pleased to announce that Kenya Airways has entered into a sale agreement with Omni Air International to purchase two Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft, following approval from Kenya Airways’ board. Omni Air International is… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways enters to sell two of its Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft to Omni Air International

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NAIROBI, 2016-1-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has entered into a sale agreement with Omni Air International for two of its Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft, following approval from its board. Omni Air International is a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI wet lease and charter programs. Kenya Airways announced its intention to sell the… Read the full news article

Air Partner’s Cabot Aviation appointed by Kenya Airways as its exclusive remarketing agent for four B777-200ERs

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Gatwick, England, 2015-8-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Cabot Aviation (“Cabot”), part of the Air Partner group and a leading aircraft remarketing broker, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Kenya Airways as its exclusive remarketing agent for four B777-200ERs. The aircraft, which hold the serial numbers 33681, 33682, 33683 and 36124,… Read the full news article

IATA announces that the second edition of the World Financial Symposium will focus on industry efforts to support sustained financial health

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Geneva, 2015-8-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the second edition of the World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on industry efforts to support sustained financial health. WFS will be held 14-17 September in Barcelona, Spain against a backdrop of improving industry profitability. Airlines are expected to earn a net… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways to reduce its flight frequencies to Dar-es-Salaam from 42 to 14 per week

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Nairobi, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways wishes to notify its customers that it has reduced its flight frequencies to Dar-es- Salaam from 42 to 14 per week and will now fly only twice daily to Dar –es-Salaam from March 19th 2015. This is as a result of a communication from the Tanzania Civil… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways to become the first airline to link Vietnam directly to Africa with flights to Hanoi from 30 March 2015

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Nairobi, 2015-1-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways will become the first and only airline to link Vietnam directly to Africa with flights to Hanoi from 30 March 2015. Kenya Airways will fly three times a week to Hanoi in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will provide strong connections to the key markets in Africa…. Read the full news article

IATA: five airlines successfully completed stages of the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) program

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Geneva, 2015-1-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that five airlines have recently successfully completed stages of the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) program. IEnvA is an innovative, voluntary, two-stage evaluation process designed to drive airline environmental performance improvements through independent assessment. Finnair and South African Airways have completed the IEnvA Stage… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways opened ultramodern retail shop at the populous Nairobi’s downtown Tearoom

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Nairobi, 2015-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — National carrier Kenya Airways, today opened an ultramodern retail shop at the populous Nairobi’s downtown Tearoom in a bid to deepen its sales catchment base. The new Shop is expected to ease access on Sales & Ticketing services, address customer inquiries and sales of KQ Holiday packages to the thousands… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways flown 170 health volunteers in two chartered flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone and Monrovia, Liberia

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Nairobi, 2015-1-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has today flown 170 health volunteers in two chartered flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone and Monrovia, Liberia. The two flights chartered by the African Union will fly via Accra, Ghana. Speaking after a visit to State House, Nairobi, with the health officials, Kenya Airways’ Group Managing Director and… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways receives its first next generation B737-800 and its sixth B787 Dreamliner

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Nairobi, 2014-10-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has received two new modern aircrafts with state-of-the-art features, bringing the number of its active aircrafts to 40.The airline’s first next generation B737-800 touched down at Kenya Airways’ hub at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Sunday (October 19, 2014) at 1700 hours, while its sixth… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways migrates 11 additional flights to the new ultramodern Terminal 1A at its Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) hub

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Nairobi, 2014-8-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has migrated 11 additional flights to the new ultramodern Terminal 1A at its Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) hub. From Thursday (August 21, 2014), the airline will be operating a total of 15 flights from the new Terminal 1A, which is for exclusive use by Kenya Airways… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways receives its 3rd Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

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Nairobi, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has further strengthened its position as a leading African carrier with receipt of a third Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.The aircraft landed yesterday at the airline’s hub at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 1440 hours. It was flown in by Captain John Mathias Kimani. Kenya… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways takes delivery of 3 airside transfer buses as part of its customer experience enhancement program

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Nairobi, 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways has taken delivery of three airside transfer buses as part of its customer experience enhancement program. The delivery of the three buses will help raise the airline’s guest comfort and convenience, particularly as the transfer distances between the airside and the new JKIA terminals continue to stretch beyond… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways’ Titus Naikuni awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Services to African Aviation Development at the 2014 African Aviation Summit

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Nairobi, 2014-6-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways’ Group Managing Director, Titus Naikuni, has been recognized for his contribution to the aviation industry in Africa. Dr Naikuni was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Services to African Aviation Development during the recently concluded African Aviation Summit 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit that was… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways introduces new inflight television service broadcasting live News and Sports channels while onboard

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NAIROBI, 2014-6-17 — /Travel PR News/ — National Carrier Kenya Airways has revamped its inflight entertainment experience with the introduction of a new inflight television service dubbed KQ TV. The service will allow passengers watch live News and Sports channels while onboard, in a move that will set Kenya Airways apart from some of its competitors in… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways starts flights with its first ever B787 Dreamliner on the Nairobi – Paris route

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Paris/ Nairobi, 2014-6-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways today begun flying its first ever B787 Dreamliner on the Nairobi – Paris route as the aircraft made its first commercial flight. The Dreamliner’s inaugural flight on the route landed on Wednesday (June 4) at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 0620 hours local time from… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways re-introduces direct flights to Zanzibar from its Nairobi hub

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Nairobi, 2014-6-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways is set to re-introduce direct flights to Zanzibar from its Nairobi hub, as it opens up tourist attractions within the region. From June 2, the airline will be flying five times every week between the two cities. The frequency of these flights is expected to increase to… Read the full news article

Kenya Airways to suspend direct flights between its Nairobi hub and Blantyre in Malawi from March 17 to 29, 2014

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Nairobi, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways wishes to inform its passengers and the general public that it will be suspending direct flights between its Nairobi hub and Blantyre in Malawi from March 17, 2014 to March 29, 2014. This follows closure of the Chileka Airport in Blantyre for maintenance work on the runway…. Read the full news article

Kenya Airways takes delivery of the first of its six Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes expected this year

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KQ to receive six Dreamliner planes and one Boeing 777 in 2014 Receipt of new aircraft demonstrates commitment to Project Mawingu Nairobi, Kenya, 2014-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — National Carrier Kenya Airways fleet and route expansion plan-Project Mawingu, enters a new phase next month when the airline takes delivery of the first of its six Boeing 787… Read the full news article