Travel news Kenya

• Flights
• 07/05/2020 06:33

Jambojet has new Acting Managing Director

The Board of Directors of regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has appointed Mr. Karanja Ndegwa as its acting Managing Director, with effect from May 1, 2020. Mr. Ndegwa, who was the airline’s Chief Financial Officer, will take on the new role until a substantive Managing Director for Jambojet has been recruited and appointed.

Mr. Ndegwa tak… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2020 14:46

Outlook for the African Airlines

As with IATA’s financial forecast for the Middle East, the organisation’s estimates for Africa also make for grim reading. It found the continent’s airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue compared to 2019, which is $2bn more than was predicted at the start of April.

Al Bakri said: “Airlines in Africa are struggling for survival… read more

• Flights
• 26/04/2020 08:33

Kenya Airways carries cargo “to stay afloat”

Most of the airlines have either ceased operations or just operate a very limited emergency schedule.

But Kenya Airways has traneformed into a cargo airline in order to simply stay alive. The Nairobi-based airline has cancelled all international services and is now making a living by freighting produce and equipment to a number of c… read more

• Flights
• 03/03/2020 17:46

Kenya Airways secures $49mn loan

Kenya Airways has secured a USD49.46 million loan from its largest shareholder, the Kenyan Government. As per company statement, the funding will be used in the overhauling of the Kenya Airways Embraer … read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 10/01/2020 07:30

Hahn Air partners with 40 new airlines in 2020

Hahn AIR has contracted 40 new partners all over the world to use their sales- and ticketing facilities.

17 of the new partners will be using the product HR-169 and hence have entered into an interline agreement with Hahn Air. The remaining 23 carriers are taking advantage of the products H1-Air or X1-Air for airlines that are looki… read more

• Flights
• Miscellaneous
• 31/12/2019 08:52

Mauritius airport back open

At 10: 30am local time, the Mauritius authorities have declared operations at the airport as safe and have reopened the same. The shut down had lasted almost 24 hrs. A lot of airplanes are standed in the region, for instance at La Reunion or Madagascar, even in Mombasa - Kenya. It will take quite a time to come back to normal schedule.

• Flights
• Miscellaneous
• 31/12/2019 04:49

Mauritius airport closed

Having tropical cyclone Calvinia in the vicinity of Mauritius, the Mauritius authorities have decided to close the airport of the island. Airlines like SAA, Kenya Airways, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Condor, Edelweiss, Austrian, Turkish Airlines, Air Austral, etc. cannot operate into the island anylonger.

SAA has planned some extra flights for t… read more

• Flights
• 27/12/2019 04:46

Kenya Airways issued profit warning

Kenya Airways (KQ) has release a profit warning that it anticipates 25 per cent or more lower earnings for the period ending December 31, 2019 compared to theprevious year.

This leads to widen losses dispite of cost cutting invitiatives in a difficult environment as per hard competition. Fuel, HR and purchase prices of aircrafts were the t… read more

• Flights
• 23/12/2019 10:09

Kenya Airways and BA sign enhanced agreement

Kenya Airways and Bristish Airways have signed a very deep Interline Agreement in order to be able to use both airlines' network beyond theit hubs. That means, i.g., Kenya Airways will be now able to provide a seamless connetions into Scotland via London an British Airways into the hufe African network of Kenya Airways via Nairobi.

• Leisure
• Accomodation
• 12/12/2019 05:00

Ewaso Nyiro River in Kenya floods hotels

The following hotels, located in Kenyan Samburu and Isiolo counties have been affected by floodwater followimng heavy downpour; Safari Lodge, Asnil Lodges, Larsens Camp, Elephant Bedroom and Sarova Shaba Lodges.

Samburu County Commissioner John Korir said last Tuesday all the staff a… read more