{UAH} Kenyan Female Pilot, Captain Irene Koki to Fly KenyaAirways' Maiden Nonstopt Flight to the US
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Kenyan Female Pilot, Captain Irene Koki to Fly KenyaAirways' Maiden Nonstopt Flight to the US
Kenyan female pilot, Captain Irene Koki will fly the inaugural Kenya Airways nonstop flight to the United States on October 28th, The Star reports.
Irene made history after she landed Kenya Airways' fourth Dreamliner aircraft at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), becoming the first African female captain to fly a plane of such calibre.
The maiden flight is expected to depart JKIA at 11.25 pm on October 28th and land at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York at 6.25 am the next day, with President Uhuru Kenyatta being among passengers on board.
A return flight will then depart JFK in NY at 12.25 pm the same day and touch the ground in Nairobi at 10.55 am the next day.
The national carrier began selling tickets for its inaugural direct flight in January, a ticket for economy class going for Sh89,000 two way, while business class customers will pay Sh257,634 roundtrip.
The Kenya Airways planes plying this route will carry 234 passengers, 30 at the business class and 204 in the economy section. They will have four pilots, 12 cabin crew members and 85 tonnes of fuel loaded one way.
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