Pros and cons of direct flights

A key factor to consider when booking a ticket for an indirect flight is the connecting or transit time, and the number of connections to your final destination. PHOTO | FILE

If you are a frequent flyer to the scenic South African city of Cape Town, you must have been thrilled at the recent Kenya Airways announcement of direct flights from Nairobi to Cape Town. The flights, to commence on July 1, will be operated thrice a week via Livingstone, Zambia.

The direct flights will bring an end to the hassle of having to transit via other connecting points currently, your top three options to Cape Town from Nairobi are: Via Johannesburg by KQ, via Johannesburg on South African Airways and via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines.