Ouagadougou gets Kenya flights

Burkina Faso (formerly French and once called The Republic of Upper Volta) and its capital of Ougadougou, is to gain connections to East Africa with news that Kenya Airways is to introduce a twice weekly Boeing 737-800 service starting 15 July.  Burkina Faso borders Nigeria to the south and air services at Ougadougou are limited to other capitals in the region, plus twice weekly flights from Brussels and daily out of Paris alternating between Charles De Gaulle and Orly.

The new route, Kenya Airways 55th global destination, is operational via Cotonou, the capital of Benin. 

Highlighting the airline’s ambition to be the carrier of choice for Africa, Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Dr Titus Naikuni noted: “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 second of the routes that we have opened this year after Ndjamena in Chad, with plans at various stages for a further six destinations in the course of this financial year.”

To support this route expansion strategy, the airline recently announced the signing of an agreement to take delivery of nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners.  It has also signed a Letter of Intent with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to purchase 10 E190 jets, of which two have been delivered. www.kenya-airways.com

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