Kenya Airways was founded in February 1977. A prominent airline company of the country, Kenya Airways was formed as a result of division of the East African Community and the dissolution of the East African Airways.
Achievements of Kenya Airways
In the year of 1986, the Government of Kenya took the first step in the direction of privatization of the Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways finally became a private organization in 1992. The year 1993-94 saw huge revenue turnout for the airline company.
Kenya Airways became a partner of KLM in 1995. The Company floated shares as Initial Public Offer for profit. The African Aviation Magazine had selected Kenya Airways as the African Airline of the Year and Travel News had chosen the airways for the award of Best Regional Airline in Eastern Africa in 1999.
Kenya Airways has been awarded with several citations and certificates for its excellent service in the aviation industry of Kenya. Some of the landmark achievements of Kenya Airways are:
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- Awarded by the Computer Society of Kenya as Best User of Information Technology in 2001
- Received the award of Best Domestic Airline, 2003
- Best In-Flight Magazine, 2002-2003
Flight Destinations of Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways operate flights to most of the major cities of Asian, European and African countries. Some of the notable global destinations that are easily connected by Kenya Airways are:
- Cairo
- Dar-es-Salam
- Khartoum
- Lusaka
- Johannesburg
- Maputo
- Harare
- Dakar
- Istanbul
- Mali
- Bamako
Kenya Airways has earned a prominent name for itself in the field of aviation industry.
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