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KQ goes for more cargo planes as passenger numbers remain low

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka (right) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya CEO Okisegere Ojepat sign an export partnership deal at Crowne Plaza JKIA in Nairobi on January 18, 2021.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • In its latest announcement, KQ says that so far, it has fully repurposed one Dreamliner for cargo transportation.
  • The MD also disclosed that the airline is planning to either purchase or lease more cargo planes to add to its fleet, in its bid to expand cargo operations.

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has continued to repurpose some of its wide body passenger aircraft into cargo planes to fill the gap caused by passenger shortfalls.

In its latest announcement, KQ says that so far, it has fully repurposed one Dreamliner for cargo transportation.