[SIZE=7]Kenya Airways plans to resume passenger flights from June 8[/SIZE]
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Kenya Airways plans to resume passenger flights from June 8. While domestic airlines in Kenya like Safarilink, Air Kenya and even Kenya Airways’s subsidiary Jambojet will remain on the ground until the movement restrictions in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties remain in place, according to transport cabinet secretary James Macharia.
Meanwhile, Kenya Airways will offer repatriation flight from Nairobi to London on June 4 and London to Nairobi on June 5. It has operated a flight from London to Nairobi on May 15 for Kenyan citizens.
In the Eastern African region RwandAir, Air Tanzania, and Uganda Airlines are working towards a relaunch of flight operations but without having set any dates.
Rwanda’s government have already pledged an increased funding for RwandAir, to cushion the losses the airline has been adding up since global air traffic has come to a halt.
Tanzania has already opened its airspace but there are presently no takers yet to relaunch scheduled flights. In a related development, it was also learned that Air Tanzania intends to lease a B767F.
https://www.logupdateafrica.com/kenya-airways-plans-to-resume-passenger-flights-from-june-8-aviation
[SIZE=7]Jambojet Looking to Fly More International Routes[/SIZE]
Low-cost carrier, Jambojet, is looking to fly more domestic and international routes, after filing a request with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).
In the filing, the airline is seeking to operate an additional hub at Mombasa’s Moi International Airport (MIA), where it will operate nine new local routes and 12 international routes.
From its current hub in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Jambojet is seeking to operate all-around flights from Nairobi-Kigali-Bunjumbura and back to Nairobi, and Nairobi-Entebbe-Goma-Entebbe and back to Nairobi.
As the Standard reports domestic routes that the airline intends to fly to include
- Kisumu -Mombasa- Eldoret-Malindi- Lamu,
- Mombasa-Kisumu- Eldoret,
- Mombasa- Malindi – Lamu,
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) -Lodwar,
- JKIA-Eldoret- Lodwar-Eldoret,
- JKIA-Kitale,
- JKIA -Isiolo,
- JKIA-Eldoret – Kitale,
- Mombasa – Kigali, respectively.
The airline will use its Boeing 737, DHC 8, ATR 72 to be based at JKIA and Mombasa’s Moi International Airport.
The airline is a Kenyan low-cost carrier that started operating in 2014. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and is headquartered in Nairobi. It flies to Malindi, Ukunda, Mombasa, Kisumu, Kigali and Entebbe, Uganda. Jambojet plans to expand to South Sudan, Tanzania, DRC, Comoros, and Malawi.
Other airlines that are awaiting KCAA’s approval include
- Freedom Airline Express Limited which is seeking to fly domestic and international routes from JKIA and Wilson to Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, Wajir, Ukunda, Garissa, Kitale, Homa Bay, Elwak, Takaba, Isiolo, Kakamega, Lodwar, Mandera, Lamu, and Malindi. It will use the Embraer 120, CRJ 200, Fokker 50, based at JKIA and Wilson airport in Nairobi.
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Safari Link is seeking approval for international scheduled air passenger service, cargo, and mail. It intends to fly from its Wilson Airport hub to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Safari Link is also eyeing license for Wilson-Maasai Mara, Migori, Tsavo National Park (Kilaguni), Finch Hattons Camp, Oldonyo Wuas, Voi, Amboseli, Naivasha (Loldia), Nanyuki (Lewa Downs), Loisaba, Samburu, Kisumu, Lamu, Ukunda, Kepese, Lodwar, Kitale, Eldoret, Kakuma and Ukunda in Kwale county. It will use DHC 8, C20 8B, BE200, BE190, all based at the Wilson airport.
https://kenyanwallstreet.com/jambojet-looking-to-fly-more-international-routes/
will new players in some of the routes mean more competition and better/affordable prices?
will Kenyans adopt flying or has COVID19 messed up everthying?
lets wait and see