Kenya Airways still has the ‘Best Business Class’ in Africa, taking out the title for the third year running at the World Travel Awards (WTA) aka the industry’s Oscars.
Winners of the annual awards were announced last week at the Kempinski Hotel in Seychelles.
Kenya Airways was named Africa’s best for its Business Class product, beating Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Moroc and South African Airways.
The airlines business class, dubbed Premier World, offers guests full flatbed seats, laptop stowage, armrests that also act as privacy dividers, high quality in-flight entertainment, USB port, power sockets and a wide range of in-flight catering.
Chief Executive and Managing Director Mbuvi Ngunze welcomed the award and attributed the success to the recent investment by the airline on its product offering. This includes new equipment to new lounges at Jogo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The airline currently boasts the youngest fleet in the region having invested in new equipment including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Kenya Airways also received seven of the nine ordered Dreamliners with the last one expected next month.
“We have been investing heavily on our product in a bid to improve the customers experience.”
Mbuvi Ngunze, Kenya Airways Chief Executive and Managing Director
“This award, the third year in a row, is a testament of the investments that we have made in the past couple of years in terms of our aircrafts and the service we offer our customers.”
The awards night, held last week, also saw Air New Zealand take out the title for ‘Best Premium Economy‘, while the Star Alliance won for ‘Best Alliance Lounge‘.
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