KQ resumes Nairobi-Mogadishu flights after a four-year hiatus

Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen (centre) during the launch of direct KQ flights from Nairobi to Mogadishu at JKIA on February 15, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed flights to Somalia's capital Mogadishu as Kenya aims to increase trade with its neighbour and East African Community (EAC) partner.

The resumption follows the temporary suspension in August 2020 to control the spread of coronavirus.