[sometime lurker]

RE flight schedules, why a flight from London? Besides the boat option, why not fly from Hawai’i around the other way, changing planes at other friendly places? [not sure of the max. long-haul flights at the time.]

I'm not finding many options to fly out of that area in 1961. What I've found so far is BOAC and East African Airways serving that area, and both had London - Nairobi flights. According to this, the farthest east they went at that time was Bombay.

When I look on expedia for Honolulu-Nairobi flights, the stops are all in Europe - Amsterdam, London, etc.

As for ships, I doubt there would have been any direct service from Hawaii to Nairobi. The closest I can find is 15 days from Honolulu to Manila, on a luxury liner that would have been new in 1962.

[papasmurf]

I’ve flown to Africa (Tanzania) several times. The only other scheduled route is through Australia, a long, long way around.

Each time, I’ve had to stop and change flights in London.

[FreeStateYank]

I’m not finding many options to fly out of that area in 1961. What I’ve found so far is BOAC and East African “Airways serving that area, and both had London - Nairobi flights. According to this, the farthest east they went at that time was Bombay.

When I look on expedia for Honolulu-Nairobi flights, the stops are all in Europe - Amsterdam, London, etc.

As for ships, I doubt there would have been any direct service from Hawaii to Nairobi. The closest I can find is 15 days from Honolulu to Manila, on a luxury liner that would have been new in 1962.”

Thanks, sometime lurker. Have any info on flights from Bombay to Mombassa?