KENYA AIRWAYS TO ADD EXTRA FLIGHT TO MAPUTO

Kenya Airways has announced that in June it is adding an extra flight from Nairobi to Maputo to meet rising demand. This will bring to four the number of flights operated by the airline.The additional flight departs from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Monday mornings arriving in Maputo at 13.55. It will then depart from Maputo on the return leg at 14.45.According to Kenya Airways’ Chief Executive Officer Titus Naikuni “there is increasing demand for air travel in the continent which makes Africa the new growth frontier in the aviation industry. It is, therefore, important for us to continue to grow our presence across the continent to meet this demand”.This is the latest in a string of new airline services to Mozambique.On 6 May British Airways launched its maiden flight between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport and Maputo. The service, operated by Comair, is daily with two flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays.In addition, Mozambique’s national airline LAM announced at the end of April that it was launching new routes flying directly between Nampula and Johannesburg, Nampula and Nairobi (via Pemba), Nampula and Dar es Salaam, and between Tete and Johannesburg.LAM is also now flying three times a week to the Angolan capital city Luanda.