KQ now eyes health staff to treat its cash ailments
A Kenya Airways plane on flight.
What you need to know:
- A healthcare worker flying in the morning to Mombasa from Nairobi on a business class seat will pay Sh7,217.
- A return trip on the same route on business class seats will cost Sh13,820.
Healthcare workers can now book Kenya Airways (KQ) tickets at half price as the carrier seeks to shore up revenues at a time its losses have continued to soar on Covid-19 related woes.
The airline said Tuesday tickets going at 50 per cent discount for the workers who have been in the frontline battling coronavirus, will be available in both economy and business class.
This means that a healthcare worker flying to Mombasa on an economy class from its hub in Nairobi will pay Sh6, 045. A return trip on the same route will cost Sh9, 582.
A healthcare worker flying in the morning to Mombasa from Nairobi on a business class seat will pay Sh7,217.
A return trip on the same route on business class seats will cost Sh13,820.
The offer, which will be available from September 30 allows customers to purchase air tickets on any of KQ’s 20 destinations.
“Eligibility to buy air ticket at 50 percent discount requires that one must be a front-line health worker i.e. nurses, doctors and clinical researchers with a health worker identification which must be shown at the time of purchase and at check-in,” said the airline in a notice yesterday.
When buying an air ticket, KQ said healthcare workers should scan their ID and send to the contact centre for telephone purchase.
Cancellations or refunds before departure are permitted free of charge but not after the plane takes off, said the carrier. The partnership comes at a time when the aviation industry is in turmoil following disruptions caused by Covid-19 that saw airlines around the world grounded.
KQ resumed domestic flights mid-July with lower fares of Sh4, 815 for a one-way ticket to Mombasa and Kisumu from Nairobi after being grounded since April due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
