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$707 Find Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Nairobi

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Cheapest round-trip
$904
Overall average: $1,048
Multiple Airlines
Wed 4/22Mon 5/11
RDU - NBO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$385
Typical prices: $391-$778
Air France
Tue 3/10
RDU - NBO • 2 stops
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Delta
Cheapest • from $915 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheapest • Avg $1,600 (round-trip)
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Shortest trip • 18h 34m (one-way)
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March
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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Nairobi (RDU-NBO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Nairobi that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Raleigh to Nairobi

Wed, Apr 22 - Mon, May 11
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4:00 pm - 1:25 am
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26h 25m
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3:10 am - 12:15 am
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RDU
28h 05m
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$904Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, May 12
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2:03 pm - 9:55 pm
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NBO
24h 52m
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11:05 pm - 3:55 pm
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RDU
23h 50m
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$913Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Sun, Mar 29
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7:55 pm - 9:10 pm
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18h 15m
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11:05 pm - 3:55 pm
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23h 50m
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$915Delta
Sun, Mar 15 - Sun, Mar 29
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10:00 am - 9:10 pm
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NBO
28h 10m
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11:05 pm - 3:55 pm
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23h 50m
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$919Delta
Wed, Mar 18 - Tue, Apr 14
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6:50 am - 3:05 am
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37h 15m
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3:10 am - 12:15 am
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28h 05m
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$923Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 16 - Wed, Mar 18
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3:00 pm - 9:40 pm
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23h 40m
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11:55 pm - 2:45 pm
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21h 50m
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$931Lufthansa
Mon, Mar 16 - Tue, Apr 14
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4:07 pm - 3:05 am
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27h 58m
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3:10 am - 12:15 am
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28h 05m
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$941Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Tue, May 26
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6:00 am - 8:35 pm
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31h 35m
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10:50 pm - 1:45 pm
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21h 55m
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$949Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Sat, Jun 27
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10:41 am - 10:25 pm
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28h 44m
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11:40 pm - 9:37 pm
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RDU
28h 57m
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$955United Airlines
Sat, May 9 - Sat, Jun 27
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7:55 pm - 8:20 pm
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41h 25m
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11:40 pm - 12:50 am
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RDU
32h 10m
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$961United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Nairobi flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to Nairobi to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is March, where tickets cost $930 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,550 and $1,524 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$385
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 20% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Raleigh to Nairobi

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh to Nairobi based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Raleigh to Nairobi flights

  • What is the carry-on and checked luggage allowance for the economy on cheap flights from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    The carry-on and checked luggage allowance requirements depend on the airline. If you book Qatar Airlines, the maximum dimensions for your carry-on are 22 × 14 × 9 inches. You're also allowed to bring an additional bag weighing no more than 50 lbs. If you book Air France, your carry-on shouldn't exceed 21.6 × 13.7 × 9.8 inches, and another bag weighs 50 lbs. at most. Your luggage must fit beneath your chair or in the upper cabin.

  • What are the most sustainable airlines on Raleigh to Nairobi route?

    You can book Kenya Airways if you need sustainable travel from Raleigh to Nairobi. These airlines implement sustainable ground and flight operations to reduce carbon emissions. The airlines use sustainable aviation fuel, light travel policies, and engage customers in carbon offsetting. Delta is also focused on making the environment greener by using sustainable aviation fuel to achieve net-zero by 2050.

  • How can I travel from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Downtown Nairobi?

    You can take the 34J bus to arrive in the city in about 1h 34min. Another option from the airport to the city is the private transfer, and the trip is about 17 minutes. You can also take a taxi near the airport terminal or drive a car to arrive downtown in approximately 18 minutes.

  • Can I upgrade to first class on cheap flights from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    You can upgrade to first class if your airline has vacant seats. Your airline can email you about available seats and the expected journey when flying first class. While the upgrading fee depends on the class fare and airlines, consider before upgrading to maintain your travel budget. In addition, you need to upgrade at least 24 hours before take-off to avoid last-minute inconveniences.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was $385 for a one-way ticket and $904 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and Nairobi?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    When flying out of Raleigh you will be using Raleigh-Durham. You will be landing at Nairobi, also known as Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Raleigh and Nairobi, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Raleigh to Nairobi, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Nairobi are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,086 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,141 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Raleigh to Nairobi.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nairobi from Raleigh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Nairobi with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and NBO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Raleigh to Nairobi?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nairobi from Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Raleigh to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport

  • Most airlines on the Raleigh to Nairobi route, including American Airways, Kenya Airways, and Air France, are low-priced airlines, charging competitive rates. After comparing prices, you can choose the airline of your choice and save a few pennies.
  • Several airlines offer special meals on cheap flights from Raleigh to Nairobi. If you need a special diet due to religious, medical, or health issues, you can book Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways.
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) provides VIP services to celebrities, military, and other notable personnel. These services include luggage assistance, priority boarding, meet and greet upon arrival, priority boarding, access to the VIP lounge, and chauffeur services.
  • RDU airport doesn't have a hub for any airline, but is a focus city for Frontier and Delta. At the same time, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is a hub for various African Airlines, including JamboJet, Kenya Airways, African Express, and Fly540.
  • The public transport available from Downtown Raleigh to RDU airport is the Line 100 bus. These buses depart every 4 hours and arrive at the airport in around 27 minutes. If you rent a car, take a town car or a taxi, you can get to the airport in about 19 minutes.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Raleigh to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to Nairobi. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8244 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
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I was happy that I was able to get a last minute flight but unfortunately my seat was a middle seat. Even with Delta Comfort I wasn't comfortable

8.0 ExcellentSheila, Mar 2026
ATL - EWR
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I was happy that I was able to get a last minute flight but unfortunately my seat was a middle seat. Even with Delta Comfort I wasn't comfortable

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

Everything was good except wifi and a leaking drink chiller. The floor was all wet and my bag was soaked. Did not notice until debarking. Have not heard back from Delta. Even though this was leg one of an international flight in first class, they denied access to their Sky Club - very disappointing!

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

two hour delay and the Delta representative on the PA system was unable to understand

An awesome flight crew. FC seat cushion just doesn’t cut it for a 3+ hour flight.

2+hrs delay without any reason provided and a cramped flight

We waited an hour on the runway to get a gate in Orlando

Extremely uncomfortable seats with very little cushioning, unable to recline enough to sleep comfortably on this 13 hour overnight flight. My body was in pain by the end.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Our experience on the Doha to Hyderabad segment was extremely stressful due to prolonged delays and a lack of clear communication from the airline. We were traveling as a family, including children, and the uncertainty around timing and next steps caused significant distress. There was very little proactive information provided during the delay, and we were not given clear written explanations about what was happening or how long it might take. This made it difficult to manage the situation, especially while caring for children in a transit environment. In addition, one member of our party was ultimately unable to continue travel, which added to the emotional strain and disruption of the trip. Overall, the experience highlighted gaps in communication, customer care, and handling of unexpected situations. We are sharing this feedback so that future passengers, especially families, are supported with clearer communication and better assistance during irregular operations.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

We got delayed three hours and nobody thought to have the bathroom fixed while we were sitting waiting to board? took a full hour to have maintenance come and check it off. Had to shut the bathroom down twice so that the pilots could go to the bathroom. Everyone missed their connections.

Very good, i got two seats for myself, and was comfortable with the blanket i got

I hated the FRA Airport. Confusing signage, including the path to Immigration and Security It seems that the airport grew haphazardly over the years. I have been through multiple WW Hubs with much better experiences.

Economy Priority seats are extremely uncomfortable. There is no way to escape the boxed in feeling, particularely because the distance between to rows are too short, the hard edge of the front row is keeping legs confined. There is no elevated place to put your feet. I am of average, European size.

Terrible. Both flights were significantly delayed, no luggage, made me check my small bag when many, many others had much larger carry-ons, not even a bottle of water . . . I will not fly Discover Airlines again.

I was deceived on the Kayak site expecting a ticket, but instead finding a "standby" reservation. When I tried to change the ticket, I paid almost twice the price of the original ticket. Then, the airline refused to give me the reserved seat I had chosen and paid for. I think I deserve a refund for this leg of my trip because I was doubly charged and did not receive what I had paid for. I put in a complaint with Lufthansa because the ticket was sold originally sold as a flight they listed. Someone here needs to take responsibility.

Excellent service; they helped me reschedule so I can fly in an earlier flight

I had a good comfortable seat. There was nearly an hour delay. There was an accident with the champagne, but I was well compensated. These things happen sometimes.

Service and food were excellent. Incredibly friendly and competent staff. Flight was delayed over and hour and I had to run between terminals to get my connecting flight.

Missed it by a couple minutes and couldn’t find an alternative flight so had to spend the night in DC and after much shuffling from 1 airline to another managed to get a United to Frankfurt.

There were only 2 toilets and one of them did not work in business class. We are not allowed to cross classes so had to wait in line to use the toilets!! The entertainment touch display was finicky and did not work all the time.

The plane was delayed almost three hours because boarding was unorganized then we were delayed even longer because the plane had an issue. The plane didn't look well maintained, there was also alot of tape on the exterior. I won't fly kenya air ways again after this trip.

Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".

The crew was good but the entertainment was poor . All old movies and TV shows and very few of them. Needs current entertainment. Seats too firm. Food just ok. Nice though to have option with upgrade of no one sitting in middle seat

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

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