KQ deploys Dreamliner on JNB route

KENYA Airways will be
deploying its new B787-
800 Dreamliner on the
Nairobi-Johannesburg route
from July. The new aircraft is
expected to considerably boost
capacity on the route.
Rosemary Adogo, KQ
area manager for Southern
Africa, says: “The new B787-
800 boasts a capacity of
234 passengers, which is a
substantial increase when
compared with the B737-700
currently in use on this route.”
The Dreamliner will
operate on certain flights to
Johannesburg: KQ762, which
departs Nairobi at 09h05,
landing in Johannesburg at
12h20; and KQ763, which
departs Johannesburg at
13h20, landing in Nairobi at
18h30. The Boeing 737-700
will still service the other
routes.
There is currently no plan to
change the NBO-JNB schedule.
To celebrate the introduction
of the new aircraft on the
route, KQ has launched
a special offer, with fares
starting at R4 762 (including
taxes). The offer is valid for
travel during July.
Zanzibar
KQ has also re-introduced
direct flights to Zanzibar
from its Nairobi hub, having
discontinued the service
in 2011.
As of June 2, the airline
flies five times a week
between the two cities. The
frequency of these flights is
expected to increase to daily
next month.
Flights depart from Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport
in Nairobi every Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at 22h30, arriving
at the Abeid Amani Karume
International Airport in
Zanzibar at 23h45.
The return flight departs
Zanzibar every Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday at 05h35 to
arrive back at JKIA at 06h50.
The airline will operate
the Embraer E190 aircraft on
the route.