Travellers board a Jambojet plane. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Budget carrier Jambojet will start flying between cities in
Kenya without stopping at its hub in Nairobi on October 2 following
approval by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).
The carrier, a subsidiary of the national airline Kenya Airways
,
on Monday said one-way ticket from Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu will
cost Sh8,900. The return trip from Eldoret and Kisumu to Mombasa will
cost the same.
“We are happy that we
can now connect the Western region to the Coastal region with the
introduction of these direct flights,” said the airline’s head of sales
and marketing Titus Oboogi.
The carrier resumed
domestic air travel mid-July after the grounding of operations since
April due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Mr Oboogi
said that the carrier will operate the two routes every Friday and
Sunday with flights departing Mombasa at 1.15pm to arrive in Eldoret at
3.05pm and 3.55pm in Kisumu.
Flights from Eldoret depart at 3.25pm, and Kisumu 4.15pm, to arrive in Mombasa at 6.05pm.
While
Jambojet did not indicate the type of aircraft that will be deployed on
the route, it uses the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 for its domestic flights.
The
direct flight plan comes at a time when the aviation industry is in
turmoil following the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 that saw
airlines around the world grounded.
Jambojet is yet to start international flights because of strict health guidelines issued by Rwanda and Uganda.
Last
week, Jambojet expanded its payment channels to ease bookings for
customers under the Covid-19 pandemic hit economy by partnering with
Safaricom
.
In the
deal, passengers on the domestic routes can purchase air tickets using
Safaricom's loyalty awards at the rate one Bonga point for 20 cents.
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