Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni. Kenya Airways will on Friday receive a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to strengthen its long haul capability. Photo/FILE
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Kenya Airways will on Friday receive a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to strengthen its long haul capability.
The new aircraft, which has a capacity of 400 passengers and can carry over 20 metric tonnes of cargo will pave way for the introduction of new continental routes.
Kenya Airways will on Friday receive a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to strengthen its long haul capability.
The new aircraft, which has a capacity of 400 passengers and can carry over 20 metric tonnes of cargo will pave way for the introduction of new continental routes.
“As our fleet and route expansion plan gains momentum, we are excited to be receiving the Boeing 777-300ER. It enters into service in November and will be flying non-stop to Guangzhou in China,” said Kenya Airways group managing director and chief executive officer, Titus Naikuni.
The plane, which will be Kenya Airways largest, bringing its fleet to 45 will join the already existing range of Boeing planes in the airline’s fleet – which includes 25 passenger aircrafts and two freighters.
Its premier world section has full flatbed seats with leather foot-rests, laptop stowage and armrests that also act as privacy dividers, Wi-Fi connectivity for passengers, a 15.4 inch touch screen monitor for each seat, power sockets and USB ports.
Economy class seats have four-way adjustable headrests; in-flight handset seatback, 10.6 inch touch screen monitors and a USB port.
The flight will on Friday be carrying humanitarian supplies from the United States destined for the Alaskan Sudan Medical Project in the Jonglei region of South Sudan.
