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Kenya Airways To Launch Flights To France

AF Cabin Crew From French Polynesia, joined Sep 1999, 1036 posts, RR: 37
Posted (7 years 4 months 6 hours ago) and read 2461 times:

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Kenya Airways' Managing director Titus Naikuni said that the airline would be starting a nonstop flight NBO-CDG from june 2006.
You can find the full article here : http://www.ttc.org/200601251240.k0pce6c20852.htm

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Antskip From Australia, joined Jan 2006, 883 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (7 years 4 months 6 hours ago) and read 2449 times:

More on this in today's Standard:

"...managing director Titus Naikuni...said KQ would fly three weekly flights using a new 200-seater Boeing 767-200, which the company will take delivery on July. He said they had planned to fly to Paris earlier than July, but were still being held back by technical and personnel logistics. "We decided to delay the flight as we do not have enough crew and aircraft at the moment,"...He said the delay was also because one of the terminals at the Charles de Gaulle Airport collapsed and is still under construction. He said the new route would serve French businessmen and tourists who have invested in East and Central Africa. Kenya received over 40,000 tourists last year. Most of these visitors had to either use charter or connect through Amsterdam".http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=35503.

AA B777-200 From Netherlands, joined Mar 2001, 503 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 months 3 hours ago) and read 2377 times:

Well,

I guess that's good news for both France and KQ. KQ's flights into LHR and AMS seem to be doing extremely well, so with this addition some pax will be routed through CDG and KLM/KQ can offer more seats through AMS.

PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6717 posts, RR: 65
Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 2 hours ago) and read 2331 times:

Kenya Airways is part-owned by KLM which means it is now part-owened by AF. So a link to CDG is obvious.

Why isn't KQ in SkyTeam yet?

BrightCedars From Belgium, joined Nov 2004, 1276 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 2 hours ago) and read 2289 times:

It was just waiting to happen, a very normal move considering the KL interest in KQ and the AFKL group as mentioned before.

I'm wondering about that 767-200 though. I thought KQ's longhaul fleet was 767-300ER and 777-200ER. And would a 767-200 non ER do the NBO-CDG?

West Africa is becoming a though market for SN at BRU if KL/KQ fly from AMS twice a day to NBO and AF/KQ start operating the CDG-NBO route together; probably aiming at a similar situation in a not too distant future.

It sounds like good news for Kenya in any case and that's heart warming!

I want the European Union flag on airliners.net!

PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6717 posts, RR: 65
Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 1 hour ago) and read 2273 times:

Quoting BrightCedars (Reply 4):
I'm wondering about that 767-200 though. I thought KQ's longhaul fleet was 767-300ER and 777-200ER.

Yes, the "767-200" must be an error. The -200 hasn't been produced for over a decade and is no longer even offered by Boeing. The -200ER could comfortably do the NBO-CDG route but it would seem odd for KQ to confuse their rather coherent fleet with a one-off. Their 767-300ERs are configured with 216 seats in C and Y. Continental's 767-200ERs, for comparison, seat 174 in C and Y. So if it's a "200-seater" then my guess is another 767-300ER.

Iluv747400 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 368 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 1 hour ago) and read 2273 times:

Here's the schedule:

KQ 112, NBO-CDG
Departs: 23:15 Tu, Th, Sa
Arrives: 6:45+1 We, Fr, Su

KQ 113, CDG-NBO
Departs: 11:00 We, Su / Departs: 14:20 Fr
Arrives: 20:30 We, Su / Arrives: 23:50 Fr

That's an awfully long time to have an aircraft sit in Paris. I guess they're waiting for in bound connections from AF?

Antskip From Australia, joined Jan 2006, 883 posts, RR: 6
Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 1 hour ago) and read 2255 times:

Quoting PM (Reply 5):
f it's a "200-seater" then my guess is another 767-300ER.

On 15th Nov 2005 Boeing announced in its news release "Kenya Airways Signs for Fourth Boeing 777-200ER; Leases 767-300ER"that KQ was leasing a sixth 767-300ER during 2006, as well as purchase another 777-200ER in 2007. Could this be the new plane coming in July (called a 767-200 by Titus Naikuni?)

[Edited 2006-01-26 11:21:53]

Soups From Ghana, joined Jun 2004, 3437 posts, RR: 15
Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 1 hour ago) and read 2238 times:

Was discussed earlier

RE: Any African Aviation News? (by Soups Dec 10 2005 in Civil Aviation)#ID2484102

Next destinations, Suarabaya, beirut, paris, Accra

PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6717 posts, RR: 65
Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 months ago) and read 2197 times:

Quoting Soups (Reply 8):
Was discussed earlier

Not in much depth and only among other news items. This is a more relevant thread.

Quoting Antskip (Reply 7):
Could this be the new plane coming in July (called a 767-200 by Titus Naikuni?)

Seems highly likely, doesn't it?

All credit to KQ. I've flown them short- and long-haul and they're a respectable airline. Their fleet is constantly being upgraded with new aeroplanes and their network is growing. I wish them well!

(Now could they do something about Nairobi Airport please...)

FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 61
Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2151 times:

Air France did serve NBO in the past, until summer 1997.
KQ also served Paris (ORY) until the mid 90s (A313 / B757).

Thanks to its relation with KLM, KQ will soon be an associated member of SkyTeam. So the re-opening of CDG, in complement of AMS, is somewhat not surprising and very logical.

The schedules chosen for KQ's flights shows clearly they are coordinated to offer the widest connections with AF's network.

I don't know yet if AF will codeshare on this KQ flight.

[Edited 2006-01-26 13:01:39]

Aisak From Spain, joined Aug 2005, 757 posts, RR: 11
Reply 11, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2093 times:

Quoting PM (Reply 3):
Why isn't KQ in SkyTeam yet?

They are scheduled to enter this year along with UX RO and CM as associate members

FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 61
Reply 12, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2088 times:

Quoting Aisak (Reply 11):
They are scheduled to enter this year along with UX RO and CM as associate members

... and MEA-Air Liban Wink

ETStar From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 2103 posts, RR: 9
Reply 13, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1856 times:

Quoting Iluv747400 (Reply 6):
That's an awfully long time to have an aircraft sit in Paris.

Not like it is parked at CDG all day ... and definitely appears to be there for connections.

MD90fan From Bahamas, joined Jul 2005, 2931 posts, RR: 7
Reply 14, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1840 times:

A little off topic, but how is the once weekly LHR-Mombasa 772 route doing?

http://www.devanwells.blogspot.com/

AF022 From France, joined Dec 2003, 2082 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1831 times:

Quoting ETStar (Reply 13):
Not like it is parked at CDG all day ... and definitely appears to be there for connections.

It is certainly not their for connections. How many flights depart NBO to match the 2350 arrival on Friday? And who would want to arrive NBO at 2350?

Flying Belgian From Belgium, joined Jun 2001, 2360 posts, RR: 10
Reply 16, posted (7 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1755 times:

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Must be the 767-300ER anyway, since I don't know which 772 would fly the route.

Something else off-topic, but is KQ still considering serving Miami ?

Why wouldn't KQ become a full ST member in the future ?

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