Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Healthcare workers can now book Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ tickets at half price as the carrier seeks to shore up revenues following increase in losses over Covid-19 related woes.

The national airline said on Tuesday that air fares would be going at a 50 percent discount for the workers on the frontline of battling coronavirus for both economy and business class.

This means that a healthcare worker flying to Mombasa from its hub in Nairobi on an economy ticket will pay Sh6,045 and Sh7,217 for business class. The return trip will cost Sh9,582 and Sh13,820 respectively.

The offer is available from September 30 and allows health workers to purchase the discounted air tickets on any of KQ's 20 destinations.

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