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Cheapest return fare
£576
Typical prices: £673-£524
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Thu 1/10Thu 15/10
LGW - NBO • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£598
Typical prices: £645-£560
Kenya Airways
Sat 12/9Sun 20/9
LGW - NBO • Direct
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You can fly direct with Kenya Airways. Average duration is 8h 55m
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Cheapest • from £558 (return)
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Shortest trip • 11h 44m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Gatwick to Nairobi (LGW-NBO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Gatwick to Nairobi that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Gatwick to Nairobi

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct
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07:30 - 14:25
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NBO
28h 55m
2 stops
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08:10 - 06:40
NBO
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LGW
24h 30m
1 stop
£576Multiple Airlines
Sat, 29 Aug - Fri, 11 Sep
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15:40 - 05:15
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NBO
35h 35m
3 stops
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02:25 - 16:45
NBO
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16h 20m
2 stops
£594Multiple Airlines
Sat, 12 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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11:00 - 21:55
LGW
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NBO
8h 55mdirect
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23:40 - 06:50
NBO
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LGW
9h 10mdirect
£598Kenya Airways
Thu, 1 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct
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11:00 - 21:55
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NBO
8h 55mdirect
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23:40 - 06:50
NBO
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LGW
9h 10mdirect
£600Kenya Airways
Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep
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09:15 - 05:15
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NBO
18h 00m
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02:25 - 19:55
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19h 30m
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£603Multiple Airlines
Wed, 23 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct
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07:05 - 01:25
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16h 20m
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03:10 - 16:35
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15h 25m
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£603Turkish Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct
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11:00 - 21:55
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NBO
8h 55mdirect
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23:40 - 06:50
NBO
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9h 10mdirect
£609Kenya Airways
Sat, 5 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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11:00 - 21:55
LGW
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8h 55mdirect
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23:40 - 06:50
NBO
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LGW
9h 10mdirect
£610Kenya Airways
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
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20:45 - 04:50
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NBO
30h 05m
3 stops
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02:25 - 16:45
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16h 20m
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£611Multiple Airlines
Sat, 5 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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11:00 - 21:55
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8h 55mdirect
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23:40 - 06:50
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9h 10mdirect
£612Kenya Airways
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Gatwick to Nairobi flights

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How much is a return flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport departing in October.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Nairobi, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is November, where tickets cost £510 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £858 and £763 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at £608 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight£330
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (36% more expensive on average)
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Gatwick to Nairobi based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was £329 for a one-way ticket and £558 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    When flying out of London Gatwick Airport you will be using London Gatwick. You will be landing at Nairobi, also known as Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Nairobi, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    You can catch a direct flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Nairobi, Emirates or Air Arabia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Nairobi are Emirates and Air Arabia. With an average price for the route of £891 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air Arabia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £653 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nairobi from London Gatwick Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Nairobi with an airline and back to London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nairobi from London Gatwick Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £391 or less one-way and £683 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from London Gatwick to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl.
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London Gatwick to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

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Tuesday

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Thursday

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Saturday

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Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl to London Gatwick

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Gatwick to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Nairobi. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gatwick to Nairobi? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3580 reviews
8.4Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.

I love to travel again and again in Emirates. Keep up the good work.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

This777-300 is configured 2/3/2 for Biz class straight out of the 80s!!! Not to mention seats are narrow, bed does NOT FULLY RECLINE FLAT as advertised, and purser didn’t know that!! ARM REST HAS A REMOTE TABLET ON IT FURTHER CONFINING THE ALREADY NARROW SPACE!!! WHO thought this was a good design?? After flying the new A350-900 biz class Montreal to Dubai , this was a total let down!!

The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

Both flights to and back from Lyon with buses taking extra time and delaying flight at DXB. Food serving needed work.

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Qatar Airways has gone down over the last few years.

The boarding process was awful-the computers were down and there was no way to check in. Took extremely long, very chaotic and no guarantee our bags were even getting on the plane. I was also delayed and took away from any time i had to catch a connecting flight.

Nice airline. I was in a really weird seat which had extra leg room, but no basket or stowage. And the people next to me were pretty noisy during the flight, so it was hard to rest. I wish staff came around to pick up trash more often as I had no where to put it except my lap or the floor.

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

I wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

As good as you can expect an economy flight from Europe to Australia to be. Nothing agains Qatar, just feels like every new generation of plane gets tighter.

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My flight was delayed. I was rebooked twice and even the second flight that was additional connection in London was delayed too, so I ended up spending more than 24 hours flying between four different countries and to be honest I’m not sure whether I ever want to use this airline again. My luggage is still delete. It’s been more than 48 hours now so to be honest, I’m not even sure how to describe the level of frustration I have.

I wish the leg room was better for Economy especially for the outbound flights to India . The outbound flight to US and Qatar was good

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

Turkish Business Class is a wonderful experience, and the best inflight dining experience I’ve had to date.

It was crowded… the bathrooms dirty and smelly. The seats have been made even smaller.

Food could of been a bit more premium, but everything was excellent. LOVED the innovative boarding drinks and terrific service!

everything was excellent except for the meal on the fight from the Istanbul which was disgusting, the only choice of food available was pasta which was served frozen.

This was my third time using Turkish Airlines. I was well satisfied with the overall experience! I believe that no one is perfect and that everyday we are trying to do the best we can to help others by giving a part of our lives through service. I believe from what I’ve seen that Turkish Airlines, have come close to that service! I will definitely recommend and reuse their services again! Thank you!

Food wasn’t good but not their fault as I should have pre selected

Bag service at Iad airport was not nice at all. They served economy class first unvip first. This happened many times with different airports

Staff could have been friendlier and offered drinks more often

They have adopted a crazy "no paper boarding passes at all cost policy". We spent half an our at the checkin stall – my elderly mother and her grandchildren were flying. She had no phone reception for some reason (besides being an inexperienced smartphone user), the kids had dumbphones, And they still won't issue a paper boarding pass. We had to do a lengthy dance with getting the boarding pass SMS on my phone and transferring them to her phone via WiFi. This was horrible, honestly. I can't imagine how they could manage it without me being there. Trees (and airline profits) should be less important than people.

It was disapointing during the wait in Cancun. It took several hours to clean and they told us during that time we could not stand, use the bathroom, have service etc.

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

The flight was very smooth, however, the quality of food was mediocre.

To the Ethiopian Airlines Customer Relations Team, I am writing to formally express my disappointment regarding my recent travel experience with Ethiopian Airlines on flight [I629/352] . Unfortunately, the level of service provided fell significantly short of the standards I expected from your airline. I would like to highlight the following serious issues encountered during the journey: • Cabin Condition and Hygiene: The aircraft cabin was notably poorly maintained. The seating area was dirty, and there was a persistent, unpleasant odor throughout the flight, which made the environment very uncomfortable for passengers. • Inadequate Service: The overall level of service provided by the staff was unsatisfactory and did not reflect a professional passenger experience. • Baggage Loss: Upon arrival, I was informed that my luggage was lost. This is particularly distressing as it has caused significant personal inconvenience and disruption to my schedule. As a frequent traveler, I value reliability and a clean cabin environment. I request that you investigate these matters immediately, provide an update on the status of my missing baggage, and outline how you intend to compensate for these failures in service. I look forward to your prompt response and a resolution to my lost luggage claim. Sincerely, Puguh

I will fly this going forward especially for ORD to EBB and the reverse.

A bit chaotic boarding flight but over all good experience.

Planes are good. However the entertainement system is slow. The headphones are of low quality and I could hardly hear a movie The movies lack subtitiles

The plane was ok, I was in business class and was surprised there were no pods and each seat was right next to another one. That said it was comfortable and the food and coffee were good. Entertainment wise again I was surprised to see only movies and no TV shows. Check-in at Toronto Pearson was an absolute disaster, which was especially disappointing as I was a business class passenger. There was no dedicated staffing for the business counter and four (4) airlines employees assisted one economy class passenger for about 15 minutes when one could have easily assisted me. Overall room for improvement, particularly in the on-ground experience and airplane infrastructure.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

It was an old aircraft, stiff seats almost wooden chairs with thin cushions. Food was ok.

Horrible airline that charged me $300 for my luggage saying my bag was excess luggage when that flight was super empty. Absolutely ridiculous never flying with them ever again!

Flight was on time. Crew was amazing, minimal announcement interruptions, clean facilities and spaces.

Flight was on time and very comfortable. Staff were friendly and efficient. Food options were good.

Flight delay from Nairobi to JFK causing me to miss my connection. While at NBO waiting more than 5 hours for departure, no Kenyan Air representative made any announcement as to why the delay or when a new time would be given.

Very terrible airline. The flights were delayed for long hours and the customer service is terrible. Never flying with Kenya Airways again.

Overall good experience but for long distances there really needs to be more room.

there really needs to be more room with each seat for such a long flight.

They boarded backwards so our zone meant nothing!!! My TV was broken, the remote was broke, the head set jack was broke! So i was stuck for 15 hours with no form of entertainment!!! The service was ok but they didn't check on us or serve many snacks. They acted like you were a burden when you hit the call button.

The plane was delayed almost three hours because boarding was unorganized then we were delayed even longer because the plane had an issue. The plane didn't look well maintained, there was also alot of tape on the exterior. I won't fly kenya air ways again after this trip.

Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".

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