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Kenya Airways is losing revenue every day due to the Nairobi terminal fire

Kenya Airways‘ (Nairobi) CEO Titus Naikumi estimates the airline has already lost around $4 million due to the August 7 fire that gutted the international arrival building at Nairobi’s Airport. The airline is suffering long delays and cancellations due to the damage. The airport has erected tents as a makeshift terminal according to this report by Reuters. Kenya Airways is currently operating at around 90 percent of its normal capacity.

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Kenya Airways drops Muscat and Rome, increases London frequencies

Kenya Airways (Nairobi) is immediately dropping all services to Muscat (Oman) and Rome.

The carrier is increasing flights to London (Heathrow), going from daily service to 10 flights a week in July with 322-seat Boeing 777-200 ERs. Paris (CDG) will also increase to six weekly flights during the July-August peak period.

Kenya Airways is also planning to add Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Eldoret (Kenya), Abuja (Nigeria) and Beirut between July and October.

On the financial side, the flag carrier reported a 53 percent decline in its fiscal year net profit to $19.5 million for the year ending on March 31, 2012.

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