KQ resumes flights into Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume Airport

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways said Tuesday it has resumed direct flights to Tanzania’s Zanzibar from Nairobi after halting the services four years ago, as it opens up tourist attractions within the region.

The airline’s CEO Titus Naikuni said the flights would contribute towards opening up the rich tourism attractions in Zanzibar, which is a scenic island in the Indian Ocean.
"We have designed this service to conveniently connect Zanzibar with the rest of the world, through our hub in Nairobi.
"This fits well with our core purpose as an airline of contributing towards sustainable development in Africa," Naikuni said in a statement.
"Tourism is the backbone of the economy in Zanzibar and these direct flights will help in supporting the development of this important industry," he added.

The airline will be flying five times every week between the two cities.
Kenya Airways’ flights depart from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 22:30 p.m., arriving at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar at 23:45 p.m..
The return flights depart from the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 5:35 a.m. to arrive back at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 6:50 a.m.
The airline will fly the Embraer E190 aircrafts on this route.

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago in Tanzania, consisting of two main Islands of Unguja (also referred to as Zanzibar Island), Pemba and about 51 other surrounding small islets.