Africa's first female Dreamliner captain, Irene Koki Mutungi has reacted to reports that she will be flying Kenya Airways' inaugural nonstop flight to the United States on October 28th.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday morning, Koki refuted reports appearing on a section of local press that she will be the one commanding the historic flight. She was forced to make the clarification after hundreds of her fans took to the social media to congratulate her for the fete.
She noted that Kenya Airways is yet to announce the pilots who will be in charge of the maiden direct flight from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
"Thank you for all your kind words and congratulatory messages. I’m truly overwhelmed but KQ has not yet selected who gets to do the inaugural US flight.
"It was a press assumption after a media event I recently attended with the US Secretary of Trade," she said, adding that it will be an honour to fly the inaugural flight.
"I hope I get the honor though."
President Kenyatta will be among passengers boarding the maiden flight which will depart JKIA at 10.30pm and land at JFK t 6.30am.
Ms. Koki has flown several high profile personalities including United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
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