Virgin to serve Kenya
Virgin Atlantic is to launch daily flights to Kenya next summer.
The Heathrow-Nairobi service will start on June 1 with 240-seat Airbus A340 aircraft.
Airline chairman Sir Richard Branson said: “Nairobi is Virgin Atlantic’s fourth service to the African continent and it is expanding at a vast rate. Passenger numbers have doubled over the past five years and we predict its popularity will continue to grow in the years to come.
“Around 500,000 people fly to Nairobi each year to enjoy the beautiful Kenyan scenery and wildlife it has to offer at its outstanding game reserves with large numbers of passengers also flying to and from America, via London.
“It is also the leading hub for east Africa providing a gateway for the whole of East Africa and the India Ocean and Nairobi is an important city in its own right with many international institutions based there.”
Virgin Holidays managing director Amanda Wills said: “Virgin Holidays has offered holidays to Kenya in our worldwide brochure for a number of years and it has always proved popular with our customers. Now that Virgin Atlantic will be offering direct flights we are sure that demand will grow.”
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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