Code-share agreement

KENYA Airways said yesterday that it has signed a code-share agreement with EgyptAir, on the Nairobi-Cairo route, in a bid to improve connectivity to Egypt in northern Africa. Kenya Airways group chief executive Sebastian Mikosz said the agreement will see EgyptAir load Kenya Airways flight code on the Egyptian carriers’ four flights between Cairo and Nairobi from June 1. This will allow the national carrier to resume direct market access between Nairobi and Cairo since its own operations were suspended in August 2013. “As African airlines, partnerships are our biggest opportunity as we seek to sustainably develop Africa. This is indeed in line with the core purpose of Kenya Airways,” he said. – Xinhua