Kenya Airways to launch direct CPT service
FROM June 6, Kenya Airways will launch a non-stop flight from
Nairobi to Cape Town, confirms Helena Maxwell, area manager
Southern and Central Africa for Kenya Airways. The new service
will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays using a Boeing
737-800. Flight KQ784 will depart Nairobi at 15h35 and arrive in
Cape Town at 20h20. Return flight, KQ785 will depart Cape Town at
22h15 and arrive in Nairobi at 05h00 the following day.
Fastjet launches new route
FASTJET’S Kigoma-Dar es Salaam flight went on sale January 29,
with the first flight scheduled for March 1. It will be operated by an
Embraer E190, with flights departing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays. Flight FN131 will depart DAR at 14h30 and arrive in
Kigoma at 16h15. Flight FN132 will depart Kigoma at 16h45 and
arrive in DAR at 18h40. Prices start at TZS 123 000 (R655).
Ethiopian Airlines launches new routes
FROM March, Ethiopian Airlines will fly a thrice-weekly service to
two new destinations in the DRC – Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi. The
routing will be Addis Ababa-Kisangani-Mbuji-Mayi-Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian will also launch routes to Barcelona, Istanbul and Nosy
Be, although flight dates and times are yet to be announced.
