This archive report was first published on 13 July 2020.
Kenya Airways is set to resume domestic flights on July 15, 2020, after President Kenyatta lifted the intercounty lockdown.
The airline has announced a schedule that includes two daily flights to Mombasa and one daily flight to Kisumu, with the option to increase frequencies as demand grows.
According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), domestic flights will not be required to leave the middle seat open, unlike international flights.
Director-General of KCAA, Gilbert Kibe, stated that flying with the middle row seats empty would be unsustainable, forcing some airlines to increase ticket prices and creating a disadvantage to hundreds of passengers.
The resumption of domestic flights is aimed at reviving the Kenyan economy by boosting tourism, ahead of the resumption of international flights on August 1, 2020.
