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Nothing feels as good as having your own space and that’s exactly what you get with Economy Max. Economy Max is the new dynamic way for you to create your own personal space by booking the seat or row next to you. Economy Max seats are applicable on all seat options except Economy Comfort, Extra Legroom, and Exit Row seats.
With Economy Max it allows you to:
Routes | 1 seat | 2 seats |
---|---|---|
America | USD 120 | USD 230 |
Europe | USD 80 | USD 150 |
Middle East & Asia | USD 60 | USD 110 |
Africa | USD 45 | USD 80 |
Domestic | USD 15 | USD 20 |
Yes, you can pre-select Economy Max Seats. These seats allow you to create your own personal space by securing an empty seat or row next to you. It is offered on all KQ operated flights in the Economy Class cabin.
For Economy Max seats, anyone traveling with us on a Kenya Airways operated flight is eligible to purchase on condition that there are no Special Service Requests (SSRs) to their booking such as Wheelchair requirements, Unaccompanied Minors and Stretcher services.
For Economy Max the seats can only be purchased online during the check-in window from 48h hours until 3 hours before the scheduled departure time. One will also receive an email request to purchase the Economy Max seats.
For Economy Max seats, you cannot change your seats after you have paid for it. If you do so, you will lose your Economy Max seats which in this case is non-refundable.
We’ll do our best to provide the seats you reserve. However, we may have to move you to a different seat in case of disruption, aircraft change, or for any other operational, safety or security reasons. Seat reservations are subject to change up until flight departure. Therefore this service is non-refundable with an exemption of the above mentioned circumstances only and must be submitted after your flight departs.
In case of involuntary changes to your Economy Max seat due to operational, safety or security reasons, you are eligible for a full refund which is an automated refund process that should reflect in your respective account within ten (10) to fifteen (15) working days.
Customers are not eligible for Economy Max refunds if they are re-seated on another Economy Max Seat or if you change your seats to other seat products.
Kenya Airways values all our guests hence has customer-friendly policies. Guests traveling with infants in the same booking (PNR) and wish to purchase an Economy Max Seat can do so and charges will apply. Note: Terms and conditions of the aircraft type and seating policies apply.
We will do our best to ensure Unaccompanied Minors are seated comfortably throughout their flight. We advise you not to pay for Economy Max seat selection for Unaccompanied Minors, as suitable seats will be assigned by our check-in team free of charge.
Kenya Airways values all our guests hence has customer-friendly policies. Guests traveling with infants in the same booking (PNR) and wish to purchase an Economy Max Seat can do so and charges will apply. Note: Terms and conditions of the aircraft type and seating policies apply.
We will do our best to ensure Unaccompanied Minors are seated comfortably throughout their flight. We advise you not to pay for Economy Max seat selection for Unaccompanied Minors, as suitable seats will be assigned by our check-in team free of charge.
The maximum number of Economy Max Seats that you can book depends on the aircraft configuration that you will be traveling in as per below:
My booking is for 1 person. How many Economy Max seats can I purchase?
You can purchase a maximum of 2 Economy Max Seats on the wide and medium-body aircraft (B787-8 and B737-800) and a maximum of 1 Economy Max Seat on the narrow-body aircraft (Embraer 190).
My booking is for 2 people. How many Economy Max seats can I purchase?
You can purchase a maximum of 1 Economy Max Seat on the wide and medium-body aircraft (B787-8 and B737-800) and none on the narrow-body aircraft (Embraer 190).
My booking is for 3 people and above. How many Economy Max seats can I purchase?
You cannot purchase any additional seats as the maximum number of seats in a row is three.
Special consideration can be made to families travelling together. Kindly contact the Kenya Airways Contact Centre on +254 711024747 or visit any of the sales offices. Kindly note that Economy Max seats are not available for bookings with more than 2 passengers within the same booking.
If you’ve made a group booking that includes ten or more passengers you do not have to pay to select Regular seats. This is subject to availability. Kindly note that Economy Max seats are not available for bookings with more than 2 passengers within the same booking.
If your itinerary includes connecting flights or stops, you will be able to purchase Economy Max, seats for each flight leg of your journey. For example, on Johannesburg (JNB) – New York (JFK), you will need to pay for Economy Max seats on the short haul from Johannesburg (JNB) – Nairobi (NBO) and also on the long haul from Nairobi (NBO) – New York (JFK).
If any of the flights in your itinerary has a technical stop where you do not leave the aircraft, you will be able to select only one Economy Max seat for all the flight legs sharing the same flight number.
For example, if you are flying between Nairobi and Kigali on KQ442, your flight will stop in Bujumbura shortly. You only select your seat once for the entire journey between Nairobi and Kigali.
Economy Max Seat option is only available on Kenya Airways operated flights. If you’re travelling on a flight with one of our codeshare partner airlines, please check with the operating partner airline.
Economy Max can only be purchased online on Kenya-airways.com. Payment is via credit card processing, using the following form of payments:
A confirmation email will be sent to you once you successfully purchase an Economy Max seat.
The Email will contain:
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