Emirates Lets Kenyans Split Flight Payments with Cellulant

Emirates has made booking flights much easier for Kenyans by teaming up with Cellulant. Now, people can split their flight payments into smaller parts instead of paying everything at once. This new option uses Cellulant’s Tingg payment gateway and is already live on the Emirates website for customers in Kenya.

With this system, Kenyans can mix different ways to pay. They can use mobile money like M-Pesa, mobile banking, or bank cards. Or, they can spread the total cost over up to five installments within 24 hours. For example, if you want to fly from Nairobi to Dubai, you can make a small deposit today. Then, you finish paying in easy bits over the next day. This helps people who rely on mobile money avoid big payment headaches.

Emirates shared this news today. They plan to bring the same split-payment feature to other African countries soon. The goal is to make travel more affordable and simple across the continent.

Emirates Lets Kenyans Split Flight Payments with Cellulant

In Kenya, mobile money like M-Pesa is the top way people pay for things. But these wallets have daily limits on how much you can send. Flights to places like Dubai often cost more than that limit. So, even if you have the money, you can’t pay it all in one go. Many people give up and leave their booking unfinished.

Cellulant’s new tool fixes this issue. It lets you break the flight price into smaller amounts that fit your wallet’s daily cap. Or, you can combine payments from mobile money, a bank card, and even a bank transfer. This way, you complete the purchase without stress.

This payment upgrade comes at a great time. Emirates is adding a third daily flight between Nairobi and Dubai starting March 1st. Their current two flights each day are always full. This shows huge demand from Kenyans wanting to travel. More flights mean more chances to fly, but only if people can pay easily. Flexible options like split payments make tickets reachable for more families and business travelers.

Michael Muriuki, Cellulant’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, explained why this matters. “With hundreds of millions of Africans relying on mobile money as their preferred way to pay, extending this convenience to global travel payments is essential,” he said. It fills a big gap in how payments work across Africa.

Christophe Leloup, Emirates’ Kenya Country Manager, praised the move too. He called Kenya one of the airline’s most dynamic markets. “The split-payment option enhances the booking experience while making Emirates services more accessible,” Leloup added.

Cellulant is a big player in African payments. They handle over 4.5 million transactions every day in 24 countries. They support more than 200 payment methods. The company already works with Emirates in 14 African markets, like South Africa, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. In those places, they offer custom payment and financing choices that fit local needs.

This partnership is a win for Kenyan travelers. It turns a common problem, high flight costs clashing with mobile money limits, into a simple solution. More people can now book dream trips to Dubai or beyond without worrying about payment blocks. As Emirates grows its flights and Cellulant expands its tools, African flyers get better access to the world. Expect this flexibility to boost bookings and open doors for even more routes soon.

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