KQ announces improved financials, says strike threat unjustified

A KQ plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The airline says its operating profit during the half-year improved by Sh2 billion, boosted by an increase in passenger numbers. PHOTO | FILE

National carrier Kenya Airways has announced that its net loss for the six months to September stands at Sh5 billion, a 58.3 per cent improvement from the Sh12 billion that the airline reported in a similar period last year.

KQ, as the airline is known by its international code, says its operating profit during the half-year improved by Sh2 billion boosted by an increase of 89,000 in passenger numbers to 2.23 million.

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