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Kenya, Ethiopian Carriers Battle for West Africa Skies - continued from All Africa
Both carriers have a similar strategy of ferrying passengers from West and Central Africa into their respective hubs - Nairobi for KQ and Addis Ababa for Ethiopian Airlines - from where they connect mostly to Southern Africa, the Middle East, India and the Far East. On October 25 last year, Ethiopian Airlines hacked into the KQ network, simultaneously mounting new flights to the two lucrative KQ destinations of Mombasa and Monrovia (Liberia). Ethiopian Airlines is now flying daily to Mombasa and three times a week to Monrovia; the Monrovia flight also covers Conakry in Guinea. Until then, KQ was the only scheduled operator to Mombasa, flying
upto 58 domestic flights a week from Nairobi to Moi Airport. Mombasa
is mainly served by tourist charter flights from Europe although
relief, military and cargo flights also use the coastal
town's Moi International Airport on an ad hoc basis. Ethiopian
is also flying twice daily to Nairobi following the addition of four
night
flights from Addis Ababa in December 2009. Still, the development signifies a relaxation by the regulator
as both Kenya and Ethiopia have in the past been protective of
their skies, experts say. KQ chief executive Titus Naikuni, and Ethiopian Airline's Nairobi regional manager Tedla Konjit both declined to comment on the business rivalry between the two carriers. " All I can say is that we got the flying rights through the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, like everyone else. The authorities in Mombasa are very positive to us. This route will enhance tourism at the Coast while also offering an addition travel destination to our European and African passengers," Mrs Konjit said on the airline's new Mombasa flights. However, early last year Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake, decried
the high level of competition between East African carriers. Speaking
during the signing of a contract with Asky, a new airline based
in Togo, Mr Wake said Ethiopian Airlines had been looking
for partners across the West African region to make its business
a success, noting
that the competition among the airlines in East Africa was particularly
unhealthy for growth. Undeterred, KQ has thrust further into the Democratic Republic of Congo; flights to Kisangani commenced on November 5, making it the third destination after Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Bangui, the capital of the Central Africa Republic, Libreville (Gabon) and Brazzaville in the Congo are now in the KQ network, while flights to Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) commenced on October 18 last year. The two airlines compete for passengers in West Africa's major
aviation markets -- Accra, Abidjan, Dakar, Douala, Kinshasa
and Lagos.
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