A labour court has barred members of the Kenya Aviation workers union from boycotting services on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner set to leave for New York on Sunday.
National carrier Kenya Airways’ October 28 maiden direct flight to the United States was yesterday facing turbulence after an aviation workers’ union promised industrial action over the airline’s failure to agree with its employees on special pay and working conditions for the long-haul flight.
Tickets for the inaugural Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to New York have already been sold out with one week remaining before the national carrier flies to the US.
Kenya Airways (KQ) has said that ticket bookings for the inaugural non-stop flight to New York, which opened in January, have been low. The airline is, however, confident that the sales will increase from August.
Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ is reaching out to Kenyans living in the US and Canada as the airline prepares for its inaugural Nairobi-New York flight in October.
Kenya Airways is counting on its aircrafts currently on lease to Oman and Turkish Air for route expansion and the launch of its direct inaugural Nairobi-New York flights in October.
Ticket bookings for inaugural non-stop flight to New York have been low since opening in January, Kenya Airways said on Wednesday, but remained optimistic sales will pick up from August.
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has announced it will make its North American debut during the last quarter of this year.
The Kenyan carrier...