MIAMI – Kenya Airways (KQ), the flag airline of Kenya, is ending its partnership with Air France-KLM Group. The partnership was temporarily suspended this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of a return to normal operations. Both companies mutually agreed on a final termination, which will go into effect in September 2021.
Following flight resumptions in 2021, KQ plans to continue serving European destinations such as London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome. These flights will operate via codeshare in joint with Air France-KLM, as well as other carriers including Alitalia (AZ), British Airways (BA), Lufthansa (LH), and Swiss International Air Lines (LX). As a member of SkyTeam Alliance, KQ will apply its loyalty program to flights operated by partner airlines.