Kenya Airways has announced the resumption of direct flight services to Heathrow airport, London from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The airline says that it will restart the direct flights from Nairobi to London from 26 June 2021 following the lifting of the suspension of operations to and from the UK by the Kenyan Government.
According to the Chief Commercial and Customer Officer of the airline, Julius Thairu, "The resumption of flights to London, United Kingdom (UK) is in line with our plans to grow and expand our routes as restrictions lift which will positively impact the flow of trade and tourism across the region by offering our customers convenient travel across the world. This route offers our customers convenient connections to key destinations. We remain fully committed to offering our customers an onboard travel experience that has their health and safety in mind."
We will continue to offer our passengers competitive fares and a one-stop connection through Nairobi to all our destinations. The airline says.
Meanwhile, the Governments of Kenya and the UK have put in place some health protocols that travellers must adhere to.
Passengers travelling on Kenya Airways to the UK must be British or Irish nationalities or have residence rights in the UK and must present a negative COVID-19 certificate 3 days before travel, book a quarantine hotel package within 14-days before arrival and take 2 COVID-19 tests if they have been in a country or territory on the red list 10 days before travelling to the UK.
Passengers travelling to Kenya from the UK must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate conducted within 96 hours before arrival, this excludes children below the age of 5 years old.
They must self-isolate for 7 days upon arrival and take a subsequent PCR test 4 days after arrival and submit daily health information, including the second PCR test on the JITENGE platform for 14 consecutive days.
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