Kenya’s national carrier plans to add flights on a number of routes, after seat occupancy to some destinations rose to a record as passengers switched to the airline to avoid conflict in the Middle East.
Kenya Airways Plc’s load factor, or seat occupancy, has jumped to 99% on some routes from an average 70% at the start of the year, acting Chief Executive Officer George Kamal said in the capital, Nairobi.
“It is the first time at this time of the year,” that we are seeing a load factor exceeding 90%, Kamal said, referring to the low season. “We are already looking to add frequency and we will.”
The US-Israel attack on Iran has disrupted transit through the Middle East hubs forcing travelers from Asia to North America to look at options including Nairobi and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Kenya Airways is seeing the highest cabin factors in flights to
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