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Feb 12, 2007, 11:43 pm

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Nairobi, Kenya

In today's local paper, there is an article that SQ is looking at starting flights from SIN - NBO by April this year. Would anyone know how true this is?

Feb 13, 2007, 9:33 am

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I'd love to see that come through! ^

Feb 13, 2007, 1:20 pm

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I know there are diamonds in South Africa but what is there in Nairobi that would make SQ fly there ?

Feb 13, 2007, 1:30 pm

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Originally Posted by djjaguar64

I know there are diamonds in South Africa but what is there in Nairobi that would make SQ fly there ?

Lots of passengers.

Feb 13, 2007, 1:48 pm

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Originally Posted by djjaguar64

I know there are diamonds in South Africa but what is there in Nairobi that would make SQ fly there ?

You may have read up on your current politics. Any company in east africa seems to be started or run by Indians, and if it isn't bolted down and can be turned into a trade or energy resource the Chineese tend to buy all of it; it's strange they haven't started it a year or two back.

But back to the rumour, has anyone got any more firm info on this one?

-A

Feb 13, 2007, 11:14 pm

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Tourism in Kenya is booming, and also Nairobi is a hub for Eastern, Sub-Saharan and West Africa.

Emirates has a daily double to DXB, Qatar has flights, Virgin starts in June this year to LHR daily.

I heard a rumor on the weekend that Kenya Airways is looking at flights to Sydney via Bangkok.

Feb 14, 2007, 7:05 am

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Well, then why isn't SQ flying into GRU ? Emirates will begin their non-stop soon from Dubai . Is it the violence factor in Sao Paulo that detrs them ?

Mar 19, 2007, 10:02 pm

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Yesterday's local Standard Newspaper ran a storey that SQ is starting flights in 2 weeks time SIN-NBO. The SQ website has nothing, and when I spoke to my travel agent, she said that they are aware that SQ was starting, but have had no further information. 2 weeks, and no promo??? sounds wierd.

Mar 19, 2007, 10:24 pm

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Could this be a codeshare flight with Virgin Atlantic?

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Mar 19, 2007, 10:43 pm

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Could this be a codeshare flight with Virgin Atlantic?

K

Quite possible, as no SQ-metal flight to NBO has been announced in SQ's Northern Summer Schedule.

http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_U...se/NE_1207.jsp

Mar 20, 2007, 12:05 am

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my money is on it being a freight service - I believe SQ have a weekly SIN-JNB-BRU freighter , perhaps hot and high conditions at JNB and high loads are making a refuelling stop necessary ?