Kenya Airways improves relations with South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Last week, Kenya Airways (KQ) signed a codeshare agreement with South African Airways (SAA) and an interline agreement with Virgin Atlantic (VS).

Kenya Airways and South African Airways Codeshare Agreement.

Passengers travelling out of South Africa will have more options to travel to African destinations including
Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Mombasa, and Kisumu while KQ passengers will have more choices for
travel into Southern Africa including Cape Town, Durban, and Harare immediately. SAA’s customers will continue to have the ability to earn Voyager Miles on these new codeshare flights. The deal enables travelers to
combine flight segments and baggage on a single ticket. The growth of the partnership will see the addition of Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Douala, Lusaka, Ghana and Nigeria subject to government approval as the airlines seek to offer more options for travelers within Africa.

Allan Kilavuka, Kenya Airways CEO and Group Managing Director said; “We are very pleased to implement
the codeshare with SAA which offers our shared customers more options and flight combinations. As part of our Strategic Partnership Framework, we will contribute to making it easier for passengers to reach
exciting new destinations within Africa. The additional destinations we believe will offer better customer
journey thanks to the number of frequencies and connections created as well as many opportunities for
trade and tourism.”

Kenya Airways and Virgin Atlantic Interline Agreement.

Under the interline agreement, Kenya Airways will extend its reach in the US, the Caribbean, and Israel via London. Kenya Airways customers flying to London will be able to connect with Virgin Atlantic-operated flights to Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Austin, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Antigua, Barbados, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Grenada, and Tel Aviv among others. The agreement further enables Virgin Atlantic passengers to book a through ticket to Nairobi and enjoy seamless connections to Kenya Airways destinations across Africa including Tanzania, Uganda, Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar among others.

Kenya Airways Chief Commercial & Customer Officer, Julius Thairu noted, “We’re incredibly excited to announce this new partnership with Virgin Atlantic. We also see opportunities beyond the continent and look forward to expanding our relationship even further to serve destinations across the US the Caribbean and Israel. This agreement will advance our strategy to strengthen our African hubs with connecting traffic and offer new growth opportunities for both carriers. Additionally, this alliance has a substantial economic impact by enhancing trade and promoting travel across the continent.”