Btwn does KQ have Mpesa facilities on their planes...do u knw any Mpesa which work 24/7....jst realised i have money on my Mpesa...Down South hakuna Mpesa...LOL..

@ VVS & The Deal,

Seems the WC was very good.....we could probably take this offline

Have they released 1Q numbers?

KQ is at 48/- with demand strong but supply petering out... So has KQ released 1Q 2010-11 passenger stats?

Looking good for 1H 2010-11

PRESS RELEASE KENYA AIRWAYS OPERATING PERFORMANCE; 1st QTR – APRIL to JUNE 2010 Nairobi July 30th 2010…Kenya Airways releases its operating results for the first quarter ended 30th Jun 2010. The company put into the market place capacity totalling 2,814m seat kilometres which was at par with last year’s level notwithstanding the incremental destinations launched in the second half of 2009. This follows the reduction of B777 operations in the current year because of scheduled maintenance plans which necessitated increased utilisation of smaller B767s into Thailand, China and Hong Kong. Capacity offered into Europe remained unchanged compared to the same quarter of prior year. The Middle East, Far East and Asia regions registered a capacity decline of 8% despite the introduction of Muscat flights via Dubai flights largely due to the reduced B777 operations as already mentioned. The Northern Africa region grew by 5% in capacity owing to the introduction of daily flights into Juba in Southern Sudan on the Embraer aircraft. Capacity availed into the East African region shrunk by 7% compared to last year because of increased utilisation of the Embraer on short haul sectors, and better synchronization of KQ schedules with that of Precision Air on both Tanzanian and Zanzibar connections. The highest seat kilometre increase was registered in Southern Africa region. A 22% growth was due to additional frequencies into Johannesburg during the World Cup season together with the additions of N’Dola and Gaborone into the network. Capacity offered in the Central Africa region grew by 6% mainly from the successful launches of Malabo and Bangui via Douala and Kisangani connecting through Entebbe. The capacity into West Africa contracted by 9% driven by the freeing up of B767s from Lagos and Accra in order to operate long haul routes previously served by the B777s. In the Domestic front, capacity remained largely flat compared to prior year because the additional frequencies offered to Mombasa were operated by the smaller Embraer aircraft. Uptake of total production at 1,892m revenue passenger kilometres represents a 9% growth compared to last year while the total passenger tally, which closed on 666,658 increased by 4%. The growth underpins increased long haul customer travel made possible by better economic environment. The resulting average cabin factor improved from last year’s level of 61.6% to 67.2%. Cargo tonnage at 12,762 increased by 14% compared to last year’s level emphasizing the improved business atmosphere. Passenger uplift to Europe at 93,073 indicates a 16% year on year growth on the back of a stagnant capacity base resulting to 71.0% occupancy level which is 9.6 points higher. In the Middle East, Far East and Asia regions passenger traffic increased by 13% against a capacity shortfall of 8%. The realised cabin factor of 73.6% was 10.9 points better than prior year’s 62.7%. Within Africa but excluding Kenya, total enplanements totalled 366,225 being a modest 3% growth compared to a similar capacity growth, thus the resultant passenger load factor of 60.9% remained flat on prior year’s level. Passengers uplifted within Kenya at 112,020 were 6% below prior year’s level. The resulting cabin factor of 71.7% was lower than 75.5% achieved last year. Ends…/

KQ does Financial numbers every 6 months... Next announcement for 1H 2010-11 is on 5 Nov 2010

No idea... It is not on NSE website nor on KQ's website... I got it from Bloomberg...

It is not easy to decode anything coz we don't know of the flights are profitable...

The GOOD news is that the Passenger Load Factors [How full are the planes] is UP substantially on many routes...

Also the capacity has not increased but passengers have in a season (1Q Apr-Jun) which is traditionally the weakest!

The strongest is Jul-Sep (2Q) but the Referendum will cause some slowdown... I hope for a violence-free post-referendum period!!!

No. I was attuned to Co-op movements... I understand CIC has done quite well...

You see what they have done to KQ on that prompt board.I am glad its the last day.

just seen the numbers impressive indeed...what is worth noting is 16% increase in cargo and Europe passenger no's...so the Ash didnt do much damage...i flew KQ to Joburg on Wednesday and it was full...must say Southern Africa is doing well...in btwn what suspension is @qw talking about? sorry i'm not in Kenya...