Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya on Monday 1st July 2013 will launch three flights a week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Nairobi, Kenya (NBO).

The three flights a week are planned for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will depart from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) formerly named Nairobi International Airport, at 19:25 and arrive in Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) at 01:05 the following day, whilst flights leaving AUH at 2:05 will arrive in NOB at 5:55 on the same day.

The new route, will utilize a Boeing B737-800 aircraft with a 145 seats configuration for business and economy classes.
 
Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer of ADAC, said: “Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new partnership with Kenya Airways will provide a vital connection between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, allowing for increased trade, travel and connectivity between two growing economies in two important regions.  The new route will also further enable AUH to act as the Middle East’s gateway to Africa, the second most populated continent in the world.  ADAC looks forward to providing world-class service to all of Kenya Airways’ passengers with Abu Dhabi as their final stop or using AUH as their first step towards another international destination.”

Kenyan Airways has also signed a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways. The codeshare agreement will provide Kenyan Airways’ passengers to connect to Etihad’s other destinations, and for Etihad-originating passengers to destinations in Africa.

Abraham Joseph, area manager Middle East, India and Pakistan for Kenya Airways, said: “We are excited about our new destination, Abu Dhabi, as it is our second one in the UAE. I am sure this will give our customers a wider choice of connectivity between the Middle East and Africa. With Etihad Airways’ code share partnership, we can even cater to customers from other parts of the world looking to come to Africa.”