Kenya Airways has commenced flights to Luanda, Angola giving travellers direct access to the oil-rich nation.

It will operate the route on a code share agreement with Angolan Airlines (TAAG) twice a week.
As a developing country, Angola’s economy is being driven largely by its nascent oil and tourism industries and has been referred to as the 'Brazil of Africa’.
The start of flights marks an addition of the national carrier’s 50th destination globally and 41st in Africa.

According Mr Titus Naikuni, the group managing director and chief executive officer, Angola is an important destination for the airline because of its rising economic importance as a trading partner for several African and European countries.
Mr Naikuni said Kenya Airways will use the new route to serve business and leisure travellers within Africa and from outside the continent desirous of shorter connection time to rest of Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East through Nairobi.
“We are doing this by adding new aircraft and establishing additional frequencies on the high traffic routes to ensure we offer more alternative flights to our customers. We expect that by the end of the year, we will have taken delivery of two long-range Embraer 190LRs to serve our regional routes,” he explained.