Air France joins Kenya Airways-KLM joint venture

Air France Monday said it had joined the Kenya Airways-KLM joint venture after the Kenyan authorities gave the deal a regulatory approval. Anne Rigail, the executive VP of customer division at Air France, said that with the new agreement, air passengers will benefit from a streamlined travel experience between Europe and East Africa. "Air France, KLM and Kenya Airways' customers will be able to reserve flights operated on a code share basis by one of the 3 airlines between Paris-Nairobi and Amsterdam-Nairobi," Rigail said. KLM and Kenya Airways have been in a joint venture partnership since 1995. Rigail noted that as a result of the agreement, Air France will operate 3 weekly flights between Paris, Charles de Gaulle and Nairobi's main airport while Kenya Airways will offer 5 flights per week in the same route. <br/>