WestJet Announces New Interline Partnership with Kenya Airways

WestJet has today announced the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways.  The partnership will offer seamless connectivity between Canada and Africa, including single-stop access to Nairobi.

WestJet and Kenya Airways Sign New Interline Agreement - Courtesy WestJet/Kenya Airways

On Thursday (July 24, 2025), WestJet announced the signing of a new interline partnership with Kenya Airways, which will enhance connectivity across both airlines’ networks.  Under the agreement, WestJet’s guests can seamlessly travel to Nairobi, and beyond, with access to 35 destinations across Africa, through the Canadian carrier’s extensive network of European and transborder connections.  Likewise, Kenya Airways’ guests will enjoy single stop access to Calgary, Halifax, St. John’s and Toronto, feeding into 69 North American destinations.

In Thursday’s announcement, WestJet’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, John Weatherill, said,

“Our newest interline partnership with Kenya Airways is a continuation of our tireless commitment to more global connectivity throughout WestJet’s network and beyond, unlocking new and enhanced access for WestJet guests to destinations across Africa.  With the addition of new single-point access to Nairobi, WestJet is further leveraging its European and transborder connection points to offer convenient and affordable connectivity in service of business and leisure guests.”

Also commenting on the new interline partnership, Kenya Airways’ Chief Commercial and Customer Officer, Julius Thairu, said,

“We are excited about this interline partnership that allows us to provide our customers with more option for connectivity across the Atlantic and especially in Canada.  Our goal of connecting Africa to the World and the World to Africa remains a key component of our mission of propelling the prosperity of Africa by connecting its people cultures and markets.”

With new single-point connectivity to Nairobi via Paris, Amsterdam, London (Gatwick and Heathrow) and New York-JFK, WestJet guests can now book a single ticket with a connected itinerary between WestJet and Kenya Airways’ networks with single point check-in and through-checked bags.

Kenya Airways, ‘The Pride of Africa’, serves 45 destinations worldwide, including 37 in Africa.  The carrier connects over 5.0 million guests and over 70,000 tons of cargo annually through their hub at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.  As the only African carrier in the SkyTeam Alliance, Kenya Airways connects customers to over 1,060 destinations in 173 countries.

Over nearly 30 years of service, WestJet has cut airfares for Canadians in half and increased the flying population around Canada by over 50 percent.  The airline launched in 1996 with three aircraft, 250 employees and five destinations, and has now grown to nearly 200 aircraft and 14,000 employees, offering service to over 100 destinations across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.  The WestJet Group includes WestJet Airlines, Sunwing Vacations Group and WestJet Cargo.

Source: WestJet/CNW