Kenya Airways has now increased its flights from Nairobi to Kigali Rwanda in a move to bolster trade between the two countries.
In a statement, the national carrier announced that passengers can now fly to Kigali 17 times a week from Nairobi.
“Fly 17x weekly from Nairobi to Kigali with Kenya Airways. For your flexibility and convenience, we have increased our weekly flight operations to Rwanda,” Kenya Airways announced on Monday December 4.
According to the Kenya Airways website, it costs Ksh58,695 to fly from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Kigali International Airport – Kigali (KGL), Rwanda this December.
This announcement came after Rwanda announced Visa-free entry for all Africans.
President Paul Kagame made the announcement in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where he pitched the potential of Africa as “a unified tourism destination” for a continent that still relies on 60% of its tourists from outside Africa, according to data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
“Any African, can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and they will not pay a thing to enter our country,” stated Kagame during the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
“We should not lose sight of our own continental market,” he said. “Africans are the future of global tourism as our middle class continues to grow at a fast pace in the decades to come.”
