Kenya Airways sees increased passenger volume with flights to Juba

NAIROBI, Kenya – With passenger numbers rising to 829,000, Kenya Airways has reported an 8.9% rise in passenger volume in the final quarter of 2010.

NAIROBI, Kenya – With passenger numbers rising to 829,000, Kenya Airways has reported an 8.9% rise in passenger volume in the final quarter of 2010. The increase coincides with more frequent flights to Juba in south Sudan.

The company reports that the load factor increased to 69.8% in 2010 from 67.8% in the same period for 2009. The numbers reflect growth in capacity in the Northern Africa region of 16.9% owing to the introduction of flights to Djibouti and into Juba on the Embraer aircraft.

Victor Odendo, an analyst at Apex Africa Capital, stated that, โ€œThe improved passenger numbers reflect a better performance for Kenya Airways this financial year, which the share prices are likely to rally on.”

ABOUT KENYA AIRWAYS

Kenya Airways is the flag carrier of Kenya, established in 1977 and headquartered at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Part of the SkyTeam Alliance, the airline operates to over 46 scheduled destinations throughout Africa, Europe, Indian subcontinent, and Asia.

KENYA AIRWAYS EQUIPMENT: The Kenya Airways fleet is composed of four Boeing 777-200Ers, six Boeing 767-300Ers, five Boeing 737-800s, four Boeing 737-700s, five Boeing 737-300s, and six Embraer E17LRs – 30 aircraft in total.

KENYA AIRWAYS ROUTE OVERVIEW: Kenya Airways is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and operates scheduled service to:

AFRICA: Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Antananarivo, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Cairo, Cotonou, Dakar, Dar-es-Salaam, Djibouti, Douala, Dzaoudzi, Entebbe, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Luanda, Mahe, Malabo, Monrovia, Moroni, Ndola, Yaounde, Zanzibar.
Far East, Asia, Middle East: Bangkok, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Muscat

EUROPE: Amsterdam, Paris, London, Rome

DOMESTIC: Kisumu, Mombasa, Malindi, Nairobi (HUB)

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