Kenya Airways cuts half-year loss to Sh3.8bn
The national carrier, known as KQ by its international code, says its operating costs improved to Sh53.075 billion (510 million USD) from Sh53.799 billion (518 million USD) posted during a similar period last year.
Other costs went down 8.1 per cent to Sh5.2 billion (50 million).
Sebastian Mikosz, KQ's chief executive, said they were paying special attention to their strategic plan to launch a flight to New York next year.
"This will be our longest flight when launched. This route will cost and bring us millions of dollars. As much as we are determined to launch the route in the next 12 months, we are also doing it cautiously," he said.
The airline has also filed an application to the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to add Air France to its existing agreement with KLM.
Mr Mikosz said the current joint venture was very profitable, noting that he would be the first to challenge were it not making money.
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