Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for New York City for the first time. It is the first time in the history that East Africa – based airline is flying non-stop to the US without an intermediate stop. Until now, Ethiopian was the only carrier in the East African region that offered departures to the US. Normal flights from Kenya to the US take up to 22 hours, new flights offer the fastest connection from East Africa to New York, with a 15 hours duration eastbound and 14 hours westbound. The flight will depart every day from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport hub in Nairobi at 23:25 arriving at JFK airport in New York at 06:25 the following day.

Source: Ethiopian News October 29, 2018 12:00 UTC