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Købte en billig økonomi billet med Kenya Airways fra Kigali til Dar via Nairobi. Fru pep, der har en tøj/modeforretning var med; ideen var at få fyldt hylderne op til jul og nytår, så vi settlede in i det "værste" kvarter i Dar es Salaam, det pulserende Kariokoo, fyldt med handlende og hustlers, et muslimsk hardcore area, krydret med indere og deres enklaver. Dynamikken her er til at få øje på, her er en hektisk, intens gade aktivitet døgnet rundt. Mudrede gader, daglejere, optrækkeri, plattenslagere, og seriæse handlende og importører af alt hvad denne verden har at tilbyde. Vi boede lige midt i det hele på et fabelagtigt veldrevet hotel Cate, der er langt mere værd end de 25 USD/nat som de kræver. Hotellet er næsten altid fuldt, restaurant, bar på 1ste sal og Penthouse baren på 9nde sal kører for fulde gardiner. Den store omsætning muliggør lavere priser, en fuld middag løber op i 6-7 USD inkl. dessertbuffet og kaffe. Man møder masser af mennesker fra hele verden - især udlandske afrikanere fra hele kontinentet, er i overtal. Business folk der ved hvad de vil, en ret ny type mennesker for mig: sjove, udadvendte, proaktive, og insprirerende. Kaffesælgerne på gaden er aldrig ude af syne. De sælger stadig buni (kaffe) for 100 TSH, samme pris som for 40 aar tilbage. En dollar køber 26 kopper, så er prisniveauet lagt,
Flg. om rejsen (offentliggjort af SKYTRAX idag, min rating anført)
Kenya Airways Economy 5/10
Kigali via Nairobi to Dar November 23; 2 short regional flights; first on a B738; next on Embraer 190. Benefitted a lot by being a Skyteam gold card holder: got the best seats and access to lounges in Kigali, Dar, Nairobi which all are good, varied with improved hot food options.Boardings easy and quick. Onboard, enjoyed special meals pre-ordered and given on both flights; an impressive gesture. Skyteam priority worked to some extend. Onboard, not recognised as elite status holder, but cannot complain as we were fairly well pampered. Callbell was answered if running short.
1st flight had serious landing attempts in Nairobi before succeeding. Worst nightmare was a repeated delay on flight 2 NBO-DAR. A technical issue reoccurred even on a substituted aircraft instated. Eventually we took off but upon worries expressed by captain, we became forced to return back to Nairobi, despite we were almost already at Dar. 150 passengers then had to sit in the aircraft or debark into a bus on the tarmac in Nairobi. There were no proper announcements, no service, no toilet access, just waiting in limbo for hours. Some pax refused to reboard as they lost faith in the airline and aircraft. Then these passengers luggage had to be offloaded, another hour went by. The whole night was completely destroyed; however, at last we took off but only arrived in Dar early morning instead of at midnight as scheduled. Five hours delay is serious and favour direct flights avoiding transits. The good thing was that we, and luggage as well, finally arrived and in one piece. For both flights, FAs and passengers were in general cooperative, extrovert, and sociable.Would fly again.
Kenya Airways Economy 10/10
Flew DAR-NBO-KGL 25 Nov. 2023 on Embraer 190. Got all the nice perks of holding Elite Status with Skyteam. Check-in in Dar was easy and cooperative. DAR has improved tremendously, immigration and security provided quick services. Good, new CIP lounge in Dar with quality craft/draft beer. The KQ lounge in Nairobi is always a breeze. Onboard, given reserved seats, two drink rounds in each of these two short flights. I had pre-ordered seafood and given options of crab salad sandwich and salmon sandwich, nice indeed. Fair wines served. Luggage allowance generous, 3 x 23 kg, we had 5 suitcases checked in, almost 120 kg inscribed without extra charges. The cases were arrived perfectly at final destination. Flights on time, transit in Nairobi went smooth as well. Onboard, FAs were helpful, kind, and on top of things: proactively asking if we needed extra catering or refill. IFE was simple, with individual mini-screens and movie options. Can't fault anything really, seems I am getting a sweet spot for Kenya Airways. Tickets inexpensive and was further given flyer miles and tier points instantly towards re-qualify for my gold card. Very good value for money.
Flg. om rejsen (offentliggjort af SKYTRAX idag, min rating anført)
Kenya Airways Economy 5/10
Kigali via Nairobi to Dar November 23; 2 short regional flights; first on a B738; next on Embraer 190. Benefitted a lot by being a Skyteam gold card holder: got the best seats and access to lounges in Kigali, Dar, Nairobi which all are good, varied with improved hot food options.Boardings easy and quick. Onboard, enjoyed special meals pre-ordered and given on both flights; an impressive gesture. Skyteam priority worked to some extend. Onboard, not recognised as elite status holder, but cannot complain as we were fairly well pampered. Callbell was answered if running short.
1st flight had serious landing attempts in Nairobi before succeeding. Worst nightmare was a repeated delay on flight 2 NBO-DAR. A technical issue reoccurred even on a substituted aircraft instated. Eventually we took off but upon worries expressed by captain, we became forced to return back to Nairobi, despite we were almost already at Dar. 150 passengers then had to sit in the aircraft or debark into a bus on the tarmac in Nairobi. There were no proper announcements, no service, no toilet access, just waiting in limbo for hours. Some pax refused to reboard as they lost faith in the airline and aircraft. Then these passengers luggage had to be offloaded, another hour went by. The whole night was completely destroyed; however, at last we took off but only arrived in Dar early morning instead of at midnight as scheduled. Five hours delay is serious and favour direct flights avoiding transits. The good thing was that we, and luggage as well, finally arrived and in one piece. For both flights, FAs and passengers were in general cooperative, extrovert, and sociable.Would fly again.
Kenya Airways Economy 10/10
Flew DAR-NBO-KGL 25 Nov. 2023 on Embraer 190. Got all the nice perks of holding Elite Status with Skyteam. Check-in in Dar was easy and cooperative. DAR has improved tremendously, immigration and security provided quick services. Good, new CIP lounge in Dar with quality craft/draft beer. The KQ lounge in Nairobi is always a breeze. Onboard, given reserved seats, two drink rounds in each of these two short flights. I had pre-ordered seafood and given options of crab salad sandwich and salmon sandwich, nice indeed. Fair wines served. Luggage allowance generous, 3 x 23 kg, we had 5 suitcases checked in, almost 120 kg inscribed without extra charges. The cases were arrived perfectly at final destination. Flights on time, transit in Nairobi went smooth as well. Onboard, FAs were helpful, kind, and on top of things: proactively asking if we needed extra catering or refill. IFE was simple, with individual mini-screens and movie options. Can't fault anything really, seems I am getting a sweet spot for Kenya Airways. Tickets inexpensive and was further given flyer miles and tier points instantly towards re-qualify for my gold card. Very good value for money.
