Delta codeshares on KQ flights
Apr 20, 2021, 1:47 pm
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Delta codeshares on KQ flights
Back in 2018 Delta/Kenya Airways announced that they'd be adding DL codes to intra-african flights from NBO, such as ADD, MPM, JNB, etc. Fare rules allow connecting on them even, but they don't seem to exist. Anyone know what happened? I fly to Africa enough I think I would have noticed if it was ever implemented - but I may have missed it.
https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lin...-us-and-africa was the article back then. I saw even more recent news in October 2020 about even more codeshares on the US side, but haven't seen a single itinerary with Delta + KQ, other than KQ to NBO through AMS/CDG (and even that is rare). For KQ coded DL flights, I haven't seen anything either - just KQ/AA itineraries for some reason.
https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lin...-us-and-africa was the article back then. I saw even more recent news in October 2020 about even more codeshares on the US side, but haven't seen a single itinerary with Delta + KQ, other than KQ to NBO through AMS/CDG (and even that is rare). For KQ coded DL flights, I haven't seen anything either - just KQ/AA itineraries for some reason.
Apr 21, 2021, 1:12 am
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Back in 2018 Delta/Kenya Airways announced that they'd be adding DL codes to intra-african flights from NBO, such as ADD, MPM, JNB, etc. Fare rules allow connecting on them even, but they don't seem to exist. Anyone know what happened? I fly to Africa enough I think I would have noticed if it was ever implemented - but I may have missed it.
https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lin...-us-and-africa was the article back then. I saw even more recent news in October 2020 about even more codeshares on the US side, but haven't seen a single itinerary with Delta + KQ, other than KQ to NBO through AMS/CDG (and even that is rare). For KQ coded DL flights, I haven't seen anything either - just KQ/AA itineraries for some reason.
https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lin...-us-and-africa was the article back then. I saw even more recent news in October 2020 about even more codeshares on the US side, but haven't seen a single itinerary with Delta + KQ, other than KQ to NBO through AMS/CDG (and even that is rare). For KQ coded DL flights, I haven't seen anything either - just KQ/AA itineraries for some reason.
Apr 21, 2021, 4:12 pm
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NBO got certified a few years ago, which allowed KQ to start its NBO-JFK flight. It was stopped temporarily in 2020, but is back. I don't think there are any regulatory issues. Plus for the US side, KQ is working with AA just fine for some reason.
Apr 21, 2021, 5:15 pm
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Its just as likely they've not gotten through regulatory paperwork and/or decided to hold off.