Kenya Airways will suspend flights to Kisumu from 1st July to 30th November 2009. This is owing to the planned expansion and renovation of the Kisumu airport runway. KQ’s Embraer E170 jets which operate on this route cannot land on the available runway space which will be shorter during the renovation period.

Kenya Airways has also apologised to its Malindi bound passengers following the cancellation of the route. The airline’s Commercial Director, Richard Nuttall has said that the airline was forced to cancel the route because“the market demand is not sufficient for our fleet.” In order to alleviate the inconvenience, the airline is re-routing its Passengers via Mombasa and also providing road transport to and from Malindi.

However, the airline will offer flights to and from Malindi during the Easter weekend. The 70 seater Embraer E170 jet will operate daily flights on 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th April 2009.