Kenya Airways (KQ), has partnered with Korean Air to launch Code Share flights from Nairobi to Seoul. The country’s premier courier recently announced that there will be flights to South Korea’s capital, leaving Nairobi on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights from Seoul to Nairobi will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Seoul is one of Korea’s most popular tourist destinations, according to Seoul Tours, one of the the country’s official tourism organizations.
Korean Air, a member of the SkyTeam alliance, officially signed the contract, which will allow its passengers to access a wide variety of destinations across the African continent. Currently, Nairobi is the courier’s only African destination.
“Our partnership with SkyTeam will enable us to consolidate our presence in the African and global markets in line with our 10-year Growth Plan,” said KQ CEO, Titus Naikuni.
Speaking shortly after the airliner adorned the SkyTeam colors on their Boeing 737 craft earlier this year, Naikuni noted that such partnerships would enable flight passengers to access even more locations across the globe. KQ reports that Code Sharing gives local passengers a chance to choose from a variety of flight plans due to increased flight frequencies. The airliner also states that passenger choice could lead to lower flight fares.
The Travel Market reports that KQ currently has no flights from Nairobi to Seoul. On the other hand, KLM charges USD 1824 (KES 157,000) for economy class return tickets while Korean Air charges USD 1452 (KES 124,000, according to Wego, a flight deal resource center).
Korean Air has joined the ranks of KLM, Air France, Precision Air, Air Mauritius, Air Mozambique, Air Nigeria, Air Botswana, Aeroloft, TAAG Angola Airlines and Jet Air in signing different Code Share agreements in order to improve their service delivery.