Kenya Airways will launch direct flights from Nairobi to Beijing in May. The four times a week flights, using 787 aircraft, will join the airline’s network to China that includes daily flights from Guangzhou to Nairobi and four flights a week from Hong Kong to Nairobi.
"Preparations are under way for direct flights from Shanghai to Nairobi, which are expected to open late this year," said Koko Wu, sales executive of Kenya Airways China.