Kenya Airways riapre Roma

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Kenya Airways launches flights to Rome, Geneva

KQ will launch new routes to Rome and Geneva starting June 2019.

In Summary

• The national carrier has previously operated flights to Rome.
• The airline will deploy its 787 Dreamliner four time a week to cover the new routes
• Mr Mikosz said Geneva is a perfect complement for Nairobi, which is also Africa’s hub for UN headquarters among other international agencies.

Kenya Airways (KQ) will launch new routes to Rome and Geneva starting June this year as the airline seeks to expand its base and cash in more revenue in the wake of heightened competition from other players.

The national carrier is targeting travellers visiting this European countries for both leisure and business trips.

The airline will deploy its 787 Dreamliner four time a week to cover the new routes that is already dominated by their respective airlines such as the Geneva based Swissair, which flies the East African route.

Tickets will be available for sale beginning Tuesday, January 22, 2019 with an introductory price on offer until February 15 of USD 699 from Nairobi to either city.

“The addition of flights to Rome and Geneva will be welcomed by both our leisure and business customers,” says KQ chief executive Sebastian Mikosz.

“Rome with its status of a ‘global city’ is also rich with history and culture making it one of the top tourist destination in the world while Geneva hosts the highest number of international organisations in the world such as the United Nations (UN), making it a global hub for diplomacy,” he added.

Mr Mikosz said Geneva is a perfect complement for Nairobi, which is also Africa’s hub for UN headquarters among other international agencies.

Kenya Airways has previously operated flights to Rome. With the resumption of this route and the addition of Geneva, this will bring Kenya Airways European destinations to five and 55 worldwide.

“With this route, Kenya Airways will offer excellent connections from these two cities to its 43 destinations in Africa for business, diplomatic missions, and tourism,” said the CEO.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/bu...-Rome-flights/2560-4945698-15a4mtb/index.html



Kenya Airways brings Italy and Switzerland within network

Rome and Geneva are to join Kenya Airways' network this summer.
The carrier says it will start four-times-weekly flights from Nairobi to Rome in June, using a Boeing 787. The flights will then continue to Geneva before returning from there to Nairobi.
Kenya Airways chief executive Sebastian Mikosz describes Geneva as a "global hub for diplomacy", noting that the city hosts the UN headquarters, offering a "perfect complement to Nairobi, which is also Africa's hub for the UN, among other international agencies".
FlightGlobal schedules data shows no links between Nairobi and Rome or Geneva. Swiss operates to the Kenyan capital from Zurich. Italian carrier Neos operates flights from Milan Malpensa and Verona to another Kenyan city, Mombasa, while Air Italy also offers connections from Milan to Mombasa.
Kenya Airways previously operated to Rome between D ecember 2010 and May 2012. The SkyTeam carrier has never flown to Geneva.
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[jetset]

Si parlava (o scriveva) di un'apertura di NBO da parte di AZ: chissà se la mossa di Kenya Airways stopperà i piani di Alitalia o se, invece, li rafforzerà, considerato che le due compagnie fanno parte della stessa alleanza Skyteam

 

[Alitalia Fan]

Un gradito ritorno.

 

[Edoardo]

Si parlava (o scriveva) di un'apertura di NBO da parte di AZ: chissà se la mossa di Kenya Airways stopperà i piani di Alitalia o se, invece, li rafforzerà, considerato che le due compagnie fanno parte della stessa alleanza Skyteam

Evidentemente qualcuno a KQ ha dato via libera.

 

[DusCgn]

Questi gli orari

KQ 124 NBO FCO 23.50 06.10(+1) [--3---7]
KQ 128 NBO FCO 23.50 09.50(+1) [1---5--] via GVA

KQ 128 FCO NBO 11.05 19.05 [-2---6-]
KQ 124 FCO NBO 07.30 19.10 [1--4---] via GVA


Sono operativi triangolari, 2 volte la settimana NBO-FCO-GVA-NBO, altre 2 volte con giro contrario NBO-GVA-FCO-NBO. Così facendo si hanno 4 voli settimanali di cui 2 per ogni direzione sono nonstop (sia da Ginevra che da Roma).
Se in c/s con Alitalia gli orari si incastrano bene per eventuali transiti, anche per gli USA per esempio.

 

[Volvic]

Ma avranno anche la 5th freedom per vendere FCO-GVA ? Oppure devono sperare in un C/S con un EU carrier ad esempio AZ visto che entrambe sono in Sky team ?

 

[DusCgn]

Con il ritorno del volo KQ in Italia ritorna anche l'accordo di codeshare AZ-KQ (stavolta con un network ampliato).


Kenya Airways and Alitalia start codeshare agreement More choice and benefits for both airlines’ travelers on Europe-Africa

Rome, Nairobi, 18 March 2019 –Kenya Airways and Alitalia, partner airlines in the SkyTeam alliance, have signed a broad codeshare agreement connecting the networks of the two companies. This new commercial partnership is bound to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and Kenya, giving tourists and businessmen more travel options and better flight schedules also when travelling to central and southern Africa and to Europe through the two airlines’ hubs in Rome and Nairobi.
The new codeshare flights are available for sale through the airlines’ reservation systems and in travel agencies from 14 March 2019, for travels from 12 June 2019 when Kenya Airways will inaugurate its four-weekly service between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, Rome.
Thanks to the codeshare agreement, Alitalia will apply its ‘AZ’ code on many services operated by Kenya Airways beyond Nairobi to Mombasa and Kisumu in Kenya, as well as to a further 19 African destinations, such as: Abidjan (Ivory Coast); Accra (Ghana); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Antananarivo (Madagascar); Brazzaville (Congo); Dar Es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar (Tanzania); Douala (Cameroon); Johannesburg (South Africa); Kigali (Rwanda); Khartoum (Sudan); Kinshasa and Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo); Lagos (Nigeria); Maputo and Nampula (Mozambique); Moroni-Hahaya (Comoros); Seychelles.
Alitalia is also widening its network in Africa, where the Italian airline now operates direct services to Johannesburg, Casablanca, Algeri, Tunis and Cairo, by placing its “AZ” flight code on Kenya Airways’ new service between Rome and Nairobi.
Similarly, Kenya Airways will expand its offer to Italy and Europe by placing its ‘KQ’ flight code on Alitalia’s services from Rome to 16 Italian domestic destinations (Brindisi, Bologna, Bari, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Lamezia Terme, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Reggio Calabria, Turin, Trieste, Venice and Verona) and to 9 international destinations (Athens, Barcelona, Casablanca, Geneva, Larnaca, Madrid, Malaga, Malta and Valencia).
Thanks to the codeshare agreement, customers can fly seamlessly to their desired destination with a single ‘unique’ ticket, checking-in at the airport of departure, and collecting their checked-through baggage at the end of their trip in the arrival airport.
Besides the new codeshare services and more convenient flight connections, Kenya Airways and Alitalia customers will have the opportunity to earn and redeem miles on the entire network operated by both airlines.
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About Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways, a member of the Sky Team Alliance, is a leading African airline flying to 53 destinations worldwide, 43 of which are in Africa and carries over four million passengers annually. It continues to modernize its fleet with its 32 aircraft being some of the youngest in Africa. This includes its flagship B787 Dreamliner 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 for being in 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. Kenya Airways celebrated 40 years of operations in January 2017 and was named Africa Leading Airline 2017 by the World Travel Awards. For more information, please visit www.kenyaairways.com or call our 24HR Contact Center: +254 20 327 4747, Twitter: @KenyaAirways, Facebook: KenyaAirways, Instagram: @OfficialKenyaAirways
For media information: Kenya Airways Media Relations - Email. media.relations@kenya-airways.com

About Alitalia
Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana (alitalia.com) is the Italian largest airline. As part of its 2018/2019 winter schedule, Alitalia flies to 77 destinations, including 22 Italian and 55 international destinations, with over 3,600 weekly flights and 102 routes. Alitalia boasts one of the most modern and efficient fleets in the world. It is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and is part of the Transatlantic Joint Venture alongside Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines.
For media information: Alitalia Media Relations - T. +39.06-65638950 - Email. media@alitalia.com

 

[EdoC]

I CS sono sempre un' ottima cosa. In questo caso i cs sono piuttosto estesi, e mi sembra un' ottima mossa da parte di Az per ampliare, anche se non con suo metallo, il network non potendolo fare per il blocco all' aumento della flotta durante l' AS.

 

[DusCgn]

Viene ampliato l'accordo AZ-KQ
In particolare benefici per KQ verso alcune mete di lungo raggio operate da AZ.

Kenya Airways gets additional connectivity to Europe
In Summary

•This will give tourists and businessmen access to the networks of the two airlines between African points into Europe, the Far East and South America.

•The national carrier launched flights to Malindi in June 2019 specifically to connect with the Italian market.

Kenya Airways and Alitalia have entered into a connectivity agreement that is expected to open up more rotes for both airlines.

The code sharing will give tourists and businessmen access to the networks of the two airlines between African points into Europe, the Far East and South America.

The agreement will see the Italian airline widen its codeshare network in Africa, by placing its “AZ” flight code on Kenya Airways’ service to Malindi.

Similarly, Kenya Airways will expand its offer by placing its ‘KQ’ flight code on Alitalia’s services from Rome to Tirana – Albania, Podgorica – Montenegro, Santiago – Chile, Buenos Aires – Argentina, Sao Paulo – Brazil, Rio de Janerio, Seoul – South Korea.

The national carrier launched flights to Malindi in June 2019 specifically to connect with the Italian market.

“The expansion of this partnership reflects the opportunities that have been unlocked since the inception of the Nairobi to Rome flight ” said Kenya Airways Chief Commercial Officer, Ursula Silling.

This agreement will enable customers to fly to their desired destination with a single ‘unique’ ticket, checking-in at the airport of departure, and collecting their checked-through baggage at the end of their trip in the arrival airport.

Besides the new codeshare services and more convenient flight connections, Kenya Airways and Alitalia customers will have the opportunity to earn and redeem miles on the entire network operated by both airlines.

In March 2019, Alitalia and Kenya Airways entered into a codeshare partnership to offer their customers more travel options at their hubs in Nairobi and Rome.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/business...rways-gets-additional-connectivity-to-europe/

 

[aa/vv??]

Ma per un viaggio dal Kenya all'Argentina o al Cile non ci sono soluzioni più brevi? Risalire i paralleli fino a Roma non è abbastanza dispendioso?

 

[DusCgn]

Purtroppo, escludendo su GRU le rivali ET e SA, non ci sono soluzioni dirette di altri vettori "amici" dall'Africa su cui KQ possa appoggiarsi.
Bisogna comunque risalire in Europa.
FCO risulta essere relativamente più vicino, il primo che si incontra arrivando dal Kenya tra le destinazioni servite da KQ

 

[BGW]

Purtroppo, escludendo su GRU le rivali ET e SA, non ci sono soluzioni dirette di altri vettori "amici" dall'Africa su cui KQ possa appoggiarsi.
Bisogna comunque risalire in Europa.
FCO risulta essere relativamente più vicino, il primo che si incontra arrivando dal Kenya tra le destinazioni servite da KQ

TAAG ha un volo da LAD a GRU, mentre AT da CMN sempre a GRU. Ma da GRU in poi servirebbe un terzo accordo con LATAM, GOL o Aerolineas. Tolte queste improbabili soluzioni resta solo l'Europa (e FCO e' il meglio piazzato senza dubbio).