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Kenya Airways suspends all flights to DRC after staff arrest

Kenya Airways KQ said it has suspended all flights to Kinshasa in reaction to the detention of two of its staff members by DRC authorities. DRC authorities detained two KQ staff members on April 19 on ground of custom procedure violations relating to a cargo. A local court had allowed the release of the KQ […]

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Kenya Airways, South African Airways joint venture faces regulatory headwinds

The partnership between Kenya Airways and South African Airways, which want to form a pan-African airline, will be treated as a merger on the back of the effect that the joint venture will have on competition in the region, the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has said. Kenya’s flag carrier operates in countries that are members […]

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Kenya Airways owes $37.5m in airport charges to Airports Authority

Kenya Airways, Kenya’s national carrier, owes Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) 4.62 billion shillings ($37.5 million) as of June 30, 2022, up by 377.55 million shillings in the previous year, reports say. The outstanding according to the Airports Authority account for 40% of the 11.64 billion shillings owed by other enterprises and airlines operating in facilities. […]

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Kenya, South Africa mulling plan to launch continental airline

Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SA) are collaborating to form a pan-African airline, Zawya reports citing Kenyan Wall Street Exchange. Leaders of both countries namely William Ruto of Kenya and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are discussing the feasibility of the project. “We have agreed that that agreement should be progressed forward as it […]