(Posted 01st September 2026)
AirKenya has been named Kenya’s Leading Domestic Safari Carrier at the World Travel Awards 2026, marking its second consecutive year holding the title and its fifth trophy in the category overall. The win confirms 2025’s title defense as no one-off, cementing AirKenya’s position as the most-awarded domestic safari carrier in Kenya’s history.
A decade-spanning Track Record
AirKenya’s history with the World Travel Awards’ Kenya’s Leading Domestic Safari Carrier category stretches back over a decade:
2013 – Pioneer winner of the category
2014 – Second consecutive win
2023 – Reclaimed the title
2025 – Won again, breaking a two-year gap
2026 – Back-to-back win, fifth trophy overall
AirKenya stands as the only domestic carrier currently in operation in Kenya to have secured this category five times.
“We are deeply honored to receive this recognition once again at the World Travel Awards,” said John Kimondo, Group CEO. “This award is a testament to the hardwork and dedication of our entire team, our continuous investments in modernizing our fleet and, above all, the enduring trust placed in us by our guests, travel agents, and tour operator partners globally.”
You are the reason we are and this win is yours!
From tracking the Great Migration in the Mara, spotting red elephants in Amboseli, to connecting across borders to Tanzania’s iconic safari circuits, every journey you take with us inspires us to keep raising the bar.
Thank you for believing in AirKenya, for choosing to fly with us, and for taking the time to vote. Your support has earned us this recognition as Kenya’s Leading Domestic Safari Carrier, and we couldn’t have done it without you.
This award belongs to all of us!
