Kenya Airways

Wow.

Is it that they, there's an influx of flights, or is it that Kenya Airways-

I think that we just need to upgrade the airport.

Yeah?

Then you look at strong domestic carriers like Safair, FlySafair, big operator, a lot of capacity in the South African market.

Then we get to the medium-sized players like Kenya Airways.

As you say, a big movement by a small market would show very positive-looking results in terms of growth, but it is in a small bond.

I'm going to leave it there.

Um, but also, I mean, like you said, figuring out the fare classes, figuring out which ones would credit, which ones we'd have to follow up with later on.

There was definitely some gamble that you might not end up with all 15, and depending on how you planned your trip, it might be really hard to get another airline, you know, like if you left out Kenyan Airways, it's not really easy to get another Kenyan Airways-

Right

... flight if you're based in the US or, you know, whatever the case may be.

There is a ceiling on how many times a company can absorb that kind of transition without the disruption becoming structural.

Kenya Airways is East Africa's flag carrier.

It operates out of Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a facility that sits at an elevation of 5,327 feet above sea level.

Density altitude at that field is a real operational consideration, particularly in the hot months.

It is a modern airport, capable of handling the wide-body long-haul traffic a major international hub demands, and it serves as the primary gateway connecting East and Central Africa to the rest of the world.

The airline itself traces its origins to 1977, and the founding story matters to understand the weight Kenya Airways carries.

When it was established, it was stepping directly into the gap left by the collapse of East African Airways.

East African Airways had been a joint operation across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Yeah, there was a dispute in Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which is the main airport.

It's a real hub, Elvis, because of Kenya Airways.

Kenya doesn't always fly to Nairobi.

It flies to Nairobi, but mainly as a connecting point.

Last night, hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya's main international airport as the latest strike by workers entered a second day.

Kenya Airways said that flights were leaving with an average delay of two to three hours.

And the search for six missing South Africans in Nepal continues.

They form part of the rising number of missing after last week's huge floods when a glacier collapsed in the country.