A Kenya Airways plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
By SANDRA CHAO-BLASTO
Kenya Airways has trailed regional rivals South African Airways and Ethiopian Airlines in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards.
South African Airways was named the best regional airline in
the consumer-voted awards followed closely by Air Seychelles and Air
Mauritius which beat the Ethiopian carrier.
The consumer-voted awards were announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom on Tuesday last week.
Kenya Airways, whose slogan is the pride of Africa,
polled as the fifth best airline on the continent. The national carrier
was ranked 85th among the top 100 global airlines, moving up one slot
from last year.
The latest ranking falls behind the overall best
position of 78 achieved in 2012. The financially troubled national
carrier has in the recent past faced increased competition from rival
airlines covering key routes across Africa.
Kenya Airways’ staff were ranked the sixth best
behind the other top regional carriers and Royal Air Maroc. Passengers
voted the staff of Ethiopian Airlines as the best in Africa while the
South African carrier’s employees were second.
KQ reported a Sh25.7 billion after-tax loss for the
year ended March 2015, followed by a Sh10.95 billion net loss for the
six months to September.
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