Kenya Airways will launch thrice weekly flights from Nairobi to the Zambian city of Livingstone on 2 June.
The new route will include a stopover in Harare, Zimbabwe. It will primarily cater for tourist traffic to Victoria Falls, the airline says.
Livingstone will become the Kenyan flag carrier's second Zambian destination, alongside capital city Lusaka.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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