ROUTES AFRICA: Kenya Airways to Open Ougadougou Link

Posted 02/07/2011

Kenya Airways continues its project to offer links to every African capital by confirming plans to inaugurate flights to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, from its base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.  The airline will offer a twice weekly Boeing 737-700 service via the Benin capital, Cotonou, from July 15, boosting weekly frequencies to the city from five to seven.  The new route launch will increase the Kenyan flag carrier’s network to 55 destinations. 

“Our plans to fly to every Capital in Africa by 2013 and consolidate our route network on the continent are well on course. Ougadougou is the 2nd of the routes that we have opened this year after N’djamena in Chad, with plans at various stages for a further six destinations in the course of this financial year,” said Dr Titus Naikuni, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Airways.

Ougadougou is not only the capital of Burkina Faso but the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation.  The country is landlocked so air transport links are vital in its development and economy which primarily covers food processing and textile manufacturing activities.

Speaking at the route announcement Dr Naikuni noted that Africa is now acknowledged as the frontier for growth with the continent recording increasing economic activity and trade.  He added that Kenya Airways was seeking to diversify its route network throughout Africa in order to tap into the unique opportunities on this very diverse continent.

“Transport is an important factor in economic development because it enables movement of people, goods and services as well as access to markets, especially for landlocked countries.  With this African expansion strategy, Kenya Airways is opening up the continent to a world of opportunity,” he said.

Schedule:

KQ548 NBO1615 – 1930COO2020 – 2045OUA2135 – 0640+1NBO 73W 1
KQ546 NBO1630 – 1930OUA2015 – 2240COO2325 – 0640+1NBO 73W 5

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