Kenya Airways recorded a 27.6 percent rise in passenger volumes in its first quarter, buoyed by increased customer travel to Europe, Middle East and Far East and an increase in flights on domestic routes.
The airline, which is 26 percent owned by France-KLM, said passenger numbers rose to 850,908 in the three months -- April, May and June -- its fiscal first quarter.
The amount of cargo carried during the period was up 19.8 percent at 15,286 tonnes, due to the improved business climate.
"The growth underpins increased long haul customer travel to Europe, Middle East and Far East Regions," Kenya Airways said in a statement.
Increasing frequencies to its local destinations saw the number of passengers on its domestic routes jump 65.0 percent between April and June, compared to the same period last year.
Kenya Airways said in February it planned to raise additional capital from the market to fund its expansion, but has not yet given details of either the amount it plans to raise nor the method to be used.