Expansion Includes Kenya Airways’ Nonstop Nairobi To New York JFK service
Delta Air Lines (DL) and Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) are expanding their codeshare partnership to include Kenya Airways’ nonstop Nairobi-to-New York service, effective August 5, 2023. The expanded partnership offers customers more travel options within the U.S. and Africa, with 31 additional single-connect destinations in Africa and another 57 across the U.S. and Canada.
Alongside enjoying the most direct service and wider connectivity options, Delta SkyMiles members and Kenya Airways’ Asante Rewards members can also participate in each other’s loyalty programs.
Tickets can be purchased from Delta.com, as well as through trade and corporate channels including travel agencies.
Peter Carter, Delta’s Executive Vice President – External Affairs, commented: “At a time when we are seeing unprecedented demand for travel between North America and Africa, expanding our strategic partnership with Kenya Airways offers our customers more travel options as well as supports our priority to deepen our presence across the African continent.”
Allan Kilavuka, Kenya Airways PLC CEO, explained this new expansion will enhance connectivity between Africa and the U.S. and offer the KQ product directly through its American partner. “Kenya Airways prides itself in connecting Africa to the world and the world to Africa,” Kilavuka added.
“The expansion of the codeshare is historic as it not only allows KQ to expand its footprint in the U.S., providing seamless connectivity on a single ticket for those travelling for business, leisure, or studies. It also offers seamless connectivity to those visiting Africa for similar reasons through JFK into KQ’s hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.”
KQ currently offers daily flights from Nairobi, Kenya to the U.S. via JFK Airport in New York. Delta has been operating nonstop service between Africa to the United States since 2006. Delta currently operates flights from Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa; and Lagos, Nigeria.
About Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways (KQ), a member of the Sky Team Alliance, is a leading African airline flying to 42 destinations worldwide, 35 of which are in Africa. In 2022 the World Travel Awards recognized KQ as Africa’s Leading Airline, Africa’s Leading Airline Brand, Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class, and Africa’s Leading Inflight Magazine (Msafiri).
Prior to the COVID pandemic, the airline carried a record number of over five million passengers in 2019. Its fleet comprises of wide-body Boeing aircraft, this includes its flagship B787 Dreamliner and narrow-body Embraer E190 aircraft. The on-board service is renowned and the lie-flat business class seat on the wide-body aircraft is consistently voted among the world’s top 10. Kenya Airways takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the World and the World to Africa through its hub at the new ultra-modern Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
About Delta
More than 90,000 Delta people lead the way in delivering a world-class customer experience on over 4,000 daily flights to more than 275 destinations on six continents, connecting people to places and each other. Delta is committed to serving as many as 200 million customers annually, with industry-leading customer service, safety, innovation and reliability – recognized as North America’s most on-time airline. We are dedicated to ensuring that the future of travel is connected, personalized and enjoyable.
Our people’s genuine and enduring motivation is to make every customer feel welcomed and respected across every point of their journey with us. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta operates significant hubs and key markets in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo.
As the leading global airline, Delta’s mission to connect the world creates opportunities, fosters understanding and expands horizons by connecting people and communities to each other and their potential.
This summer Delta launched its largest-ever trans-Atlantic schedule, offering nearly 620 weekly flights to the U.S. from 32 European airports.
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