I flew economy class on Kenya Airways' flagship 787 Dreamliner to see if 'the Pride of Africa' stack

September 04, 2024

Kenya Airways has had a rough couple of years.

While it consistently ranks as one of the top airlines in Africa, it has suffered three years of losses due to, according to Bloomberg , "a poorly executed expansion strategy and fuel-hedging contracts that saw it miss out on rock-bottom oil prices." The losses forced the company to cut employees and reduce its fleet size to stabilize.

But things are starting to look up for the carrier, which is majority-owned by the Kenyan government and part-owned by Air France-KLM.

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I was curious whether service has suffered from all the corporate turbulence and cost-cutting. With a flight from Nairobi, Kenya to Dubai, UAE. coming up, I took a chance and booked a ticket on Flight KQ310 to see how it stacked up. The flight was operated using the airline's flagship Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Here's what it's like to fly "the Pride of Africa":

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