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Kenya Airways Dreamliners now cargo carriers

A KQ cargo plane headed for London. [File, Standard]

Kenya Airways (KQ) has converted four of its passenger aircraft into cargo carriers as part of its measures to lessen the impact of Covid-19 on its business.

One of the planes, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flew yesterday from Nairobi to London with 40 tonnes of fresh produce consisting of vegetables and flowers.

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