Kenya Airways, China Southern Expand Access to China, Sign Interline Agreement

Kenya Airways Plc and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have renewed their interline agreement following the return of international travel to/from China.

The agreement will assist in restoring connectivity for both airlines’ passengers to points on the respective carriers’ networks via Nairobi, Guangzhou, and Shanghai using a single ticket and one baggage policy.

The reciprocal agreement enhances the connectivity options that Kenya Airways will offer to its passengers through access to domestic China destinations operated by China Southern such as Shanghai, Chongqing, Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hefei, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Kunming, Guiyang, Ningbo, Nanjing, Nanning, Shenyang, Shantou, Sanya, Qingdao, Jinan, Tianjin among others.

International destinations operated by China Southern will include Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kaula Lumpur, Manila, Penang, Seoul, Singapore Tokyo, Sydney, Auckland, and Melbourne.

China Southern passengers will also benefit from access to Kenya Airways network seamless connections to cities beyond Nairobi to African destinations such as Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Kigali, Kinshasa, Bujumbura, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Douala, Mauritius, and other points.

Flights are open for booking on China Southern www.csair.com and Kenya Airways’ website, www.kenya-airways.com, or with travel agents as well as online travel agents (OTAs).

Wole Shadare