Kenya Airways eyes eight other routes after new planes purchase
Kenya Airways (KQ) is looking to increase its presence in Kenya and Africa by moving into Lamu, Eldoret, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Malakal in South Sudan, Mauritius and Cape Town. Photo/File
Kenya Airways (KQ) is expected to launch operations in eight other destinations this financial year after it acquires new aircraft to facilitate its expansion plans.
The airline is looking to increase its presence in Kenya and Africa by moving into Lamu, Eldoret, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Malakal in South Sudan, Mauritius and Cape Town.
Also in the pipeline is Beirut in Lebanon besides the recently opened direct flights to New Delhi.
The airline has its eyes on capitalising on strong trade routes including introducing flights to other destinations in India and China.
“We are looking at a selected number of other destinations in India. We want to do it soon, with new equipment we can venture into more destinations, move long-haul,” said Mohan Chandra, the airline’s commercial manager.
The airline’s chairman, Evanson Mwaniki, said one of the destinations the airline was eyeing in India was Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat, India.
Last week, the airline increased its frequencies in Mumbai from seven to 10 to cater for the demand between India and Africa. KQ is looking to be in 91 destinations in five years and 115 in 10 years.
To enable the expansion, the airline is relying on the delivery of new aircraft with a new Boeing 767 expected to enter into service in the next couple of weeks.
