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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 8:21 am
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FYI - http://allafrica.com/stories/200505180668.html ^

"...the carrier is one of the few airlines in Africa that have continued to register growth in profitability in an industry that has been dogged by failures and bankruptcies.
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Kenya Airways now operates 15 weekly frequencies between South Africa and Kenya, boasting a mixed fleet of both B767 and B737-700 on the route. Over the past two years, Kenya Airways has undertaken an aggressive expansion drive aimed at consolidating its position in the African market. Last year, the airline opened new routes to West and Central Africa, including to Lilongwe, Blantyre and Lumbubashi among other destinations.

The acquisition of another Boeing 777-200ER last week, buoyed the airline's capacity and it is now better placed to penetrate Far East lucrative markets such as Hong Kong and Malaysia.
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Less than a year after commencing services to Hong Kong, Kenya Airways commercial director Hugh Fraser told The EastAfrican that the airline was already carrying an 80 per cent load factor and that there was still room for growth.

The airline recently received another Boeing 777 and another is expected in June, completing a five-year $400 million dollar fleet modernisation programme.
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Meanwhile, Kenya Airways has announced plans to fly to Instanbul and Shanghai in September as well as to some other African destinations."
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