Three years after cancelling flight service from its hub in Nairobi to Zanzibar, Kenya Airways has now returned to Zanzibar by re-introduced direct flights. The airline will fly the Embraer E190 aircrafts on this route.
Kenya Airways will fly five times a week between the two cities, with a daily flight expected in the near future.
"We have designed this service to conveniently connect Zanzibar with the rest of the world, through our hub in Nairobi. This fits well with our core purpose as an airline, of contributing towards sustainable development in Africa,” Kenya Airways' Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni said.
Tourism is the backbone of the economy in Zanzibar and these direct flights will help in supporting the development of this important industry.
Kenya Airways' flights will depart from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 22:30, arriving at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar at 23:45.
The return flight will depart from the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 05:35 to arrive back at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 06:50.
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