Kenya Airways (KQ) resumed its direct flights between Nairobi and New York on Sunday.
The national carrier made the announcement through a tweet.
The tweet read, “Welcome back to the Big Apple! Today we resume our service between Nairobi and New York, and we can’t wait to welcome you on board.”
The airline also shared its offer for discounted prices for passengers who book their flights before December 10.
The Covid-19 pandemic caused disruptions that interrupted airlines' operations worldwide.
KQ suspended its flights from Nairobi-New York route in April.
The national carrier had suspended it's operations following government’s directives on Covid-19.
It announced on Saturday, October 31 that it had postponed New York flights’ resumption due to the increased cancellation of flight bookings to New York.
The statement read, “We regret to announce that due to increased cancellations of flight bookings to New York City, we have pushed back the resumption of our service to this destination to November 29. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.”
October 2018 was the inauguration of KQ's direct flights to the US to cut the journey to the US by 15 hours.
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