The Angolan government has approved the landing rights for leading African airline- Kenya airways to launch flights in that country starting August 17, 2010.

The airline’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Titus Naikuni confirmed on Monday in Nairobi that the new route to Angola is a key destination for Kenya Airways and its addition is a major milestone for its growing African network.

“We expect to commence operations with two flights a week on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning August 17th. The flight will be operated as a code share with TAAG Angolan Airlines between Luanda and Nairobi, giving superb connections that will offer a better way to fly from Angola to the rest of the world and vice versa with seamless connections at the Jomo Kenyatta International Aiport (JKIA) hub and vast city pairs offered by KQ,” he told reporters.

Naikuni added that Kenya Airways expected the new route to serve traders, corporates, leisure travelers and prospective Travel public at large.

He noted that it would be structured to afford passengers shorter connection time to Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East through its hub at the JKIA in Nairobi.

“Angola is our 50th destination and the 41st in Africa, making us the forerunners in connecting Africa to Africa and the World,” he said adding that the airline was firmly on its African route expansion path.

This announcement comes shortly after the airline started flights to Juba in Southern Sudan in June.

Joseph Kimani