23rd October, 2018
Kenya Airways is set to officially announce the start of direct flights between Nairobi and New York Thursday morning, marking a major milestone in the life of the storied but struggling carrier.****** the new route will potentially open up a new market for not Kenyan tourism, but also Kenyan horticulture and other business which were made difficult or rendered impossible by the long winding routes travelers from Kenya had to take to fly into US market. It is expected that travel time may be cut down by as much as 7 hours. the trans?Atlantic flights, scheduled to depart Jomo Kenyatta international airport (JKIA) at 10:30 pm every day, will last 15 hours. this is a Reduction from the current flight time of over 22 hours, Including lengthy layovers.