Kenya Airways has launched a nonstop route from Guangzhou to Nairobi.

There are three nonstop flights a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays using Boeing 777 aircraft. The company also operates three weekly flights from Guangzhou to Nairobi via Bangkok on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

It is reported that Kenya Airways is the first airline to operate a nonstop flight connecting Africa to mainland China. The one-way flight time is ten hours.

(chinahospitalitynews.com October 13, 2008)