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Inkesha dancers from Rwanda pose for a photo shortly after the inaugural
Jambojet aircraft landed at Kigali International Airport. PHOTO |
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Low-cost carrier Jambojet launched its flights to Kigali,
Rwanda, but failed to take off for Mogadishu on Sunday due to a delay in
securing all the necessary authorisation for the Somalia route.
The
airline had announced plans to launch two new routes — starting with
Mogadishu on Sunday and Kigali on Monday. The latter took off and landed
as scheduled.
“We were to begin
operations in Mogadishu on November 24. However, we did not get the time
slots we had requested and hence we are still in discussions with the
authorities,” said Jambojet Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka. “In the
meantime, we have rescheduled to start next year.”
He was speaking following the successful maiden flight by Jambojet from Nairobi to Kigali.
The carrier is now targeting February 2020 for the flights to Somalia, pending the necessary approvals.
The
budget airline, which recently expanded its fleet with two brand new De
Havilland Dash 8 - 400, will fly once daily from its hub at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport to Kigali International Airport.
“Today we mark a major milestone in our
regional expansion strategy. We aim to grow our footprint across the
continent while offering a unique product for these markets,” said the
CEO.
The carrier also plans to expand to South Sudan, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros and Malawi.
Jambojet has six planes and is awaiting delivery of two more to service its expanding route network.
The Kigali route is also serviced by Kenya Airways, Rwandair and Ethiopian Airlines.
According to Mr Kilavuka, the skies are wide enough to take on the increasing number of carriers.
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