Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codeshare partnership to include Kenya Airways’ nonstop Nairobi-to-New York service. The expanded partnership also offers customers more travel options within the US and Africa, with 31 additional single-connect destinations in Africa and another 57 across the US and Canada.

Apart from enjoying the most direct route and wider connectivity options, Delta SkyMiles members and Kenya Airways’ Asante Rewards members can also continue to earn miles on this enhancement. Tickets can be purchased from delta.com, as well as through trade and corporate channels, including travel agencies.

Alain Bellemare, Delta’s president of international, said that at a time of unprecedented demand for travel between North America and Africa, “expanding our strategic partnership with Kenya Airways offers our customers more travel options as well as supports our priority to deepen our presence across the African continent.”

Allan Kilavuka, Kenya Airways’ CEO, said, “Kenya Airways prides itself in connecting Africa to the world and the world to Africa.” He said the expansion of the codeshare is “historic” as it allows the airline to expand its footprint in the US, as well as offering seamless connectivity to those visiting Africa through the airline’s hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Kenya Airways currently offers daily flights from Nairobi to New York. Delta has been operating nonstop service between Africa and the US since 2006 and currently operates flights from Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa; and Lagos, Nigeria.

Delta and Kenya Airways are members of the SkyTeam Alliance, enabling frequent flyers to earn and redeem miles on both airlines. Delta announced a previous codeshare expansion with Kenya Airways in June 2022.

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