KENYA Airways is adding
two direct flights to
its Cape Town-Nairobi
service from October 27 for
the peak travel season.
The airline will then be
operating five direct flights
on the route for the high
season between October
and March.
The service will be
operated by a Boeing 737-
800, adding an extra 314
seats to Cape Town from
Nairobi every week.
Seasonal change is good
news for both inbound and
outbound markets, says
Paul van den Brink, project
manager at the Cape Town
Air Access project.
“More direct international
flights to Cape Town ease
the pressure on the busy
JNB-CPT domestic route,”
Paul says.
“The added service makes
it easier for Cape Town
corporates to travel around
Africa, especially East Africa,
as Nairobi is a convenient
hub,” says Kananelo
Makhetha, ceo of Club
Travel Corporate.
“According to data from
OAG, digital flight information
provider, there was 14%
growth seen during the first
half of 2019 between Cape
Town and Kenya,” says Paul.
“Kenya Airways has
recently expanded with new
international destinations,
like Rome, Geneva and
New York. These routes
are important unserved
inbound and outbound
destinations for Cape Town,
so the expansion of the
Cape Town flights also offers
great connectivity to those
destinations,” adds Paul.
