Emirates and Kenya Airways have signed an interline agreement to increase their global reach and to offer passengers more options on a single itinerary. As a part of the agreement, Emirates footprint in Africa will increase to 48 destinations along with providing passengers enhanced travel options, including convenient baggage check-in to their final destinations.
Emirates customers can fly to 28 destinations on Kenya Airways' network, with Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO) as the gateway into East Africa. From Nairobi, customers can seamlessly travel to Bangui, Bujumbura, Dzaoudzi, Juba, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Nampula, and Zanzibar, to mention a few.
Besides, Emirates passengers traveling through its Dubai International (DXB) hub can book a single ticket to and from Mombasa Moi International.
Commenting on the important interline agreement, Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates said: “Kenya is a strategic gateway in our Africa network, and this new interline agreement will enhance connectivity for Emirates’ customers and provide them more travel choices across the continent. We look forward to deepening our relationship with Kenya Airways, offering greater network opportunities, and improving connections for both of our customers."
Kenya Airways passengers traveling through Dubai from Nairobi and Mombasa can access numerous routes on the Emirates network. They can fly to 23 destinations in South and West Asia, the Far East, the Indian Ocean, and the Middle East.
These destinations include Ahmadabad, Bangkok, Beirut, Jakarta, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. In Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, KQ only flies to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), Dubai International, Hong Kong International (HKG), and Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (MOB) airports.
"This partnership will provide the ideal gateway for our customers as we seek to increase our connectivity between Africa and the Middle East through Emirates’ hub in Dubai,” said Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer, Kenya Airways. “Partnerships like these are key in aviation as they take advantage of mutual scale and efficiencies to provide customers with more seamless travel options.