Kenya Airways plane. [PHOTO/tripadvisor]
Kenyans living in the US have hailed Kenya Airways (KQ) over their plan to roll-out direct flights to the New York City.
“This is the best New Year gift our premier carrier, the Pride of Africa, has given to us Kenyans living here who make numerous trips to Kenya for different reasons," said Stanley Njoroge who lives in South Jersey.
“I can’t exactly tell you how happy I feel about this news,” he added.
On Wednesday, KQ announced that they would start direct flights to the US from Kenya, marking a great milestone for the carrier.
“Kenya is a regional powerhouse and so it didn’t make sense that Ethiopian and South African airlines fly directly to the US and KQ doesn’t,” Abubakar Rajab of Philadelphia added.
From Thursday, travellers will be allowed to make advance bookings for the maiden flight to JFK International Airport in New York City.