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Kenya Airways resumes daily flights to New York as demand rises

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A Kenya Airways plane during flight. KQ has grappled with fluctuating demand on the US route since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, hence the shifting flight frequencies. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

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By  Daily Nation

Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed daily flights to New York as it moves to cash in on growing demand for air travel on the route.

The carrier had increased the flight frequency on the route to five times per week from three last year in December, citing high passenger bookings.

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