NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 – Jambojet has announced additional flights to all destinations across its network, providing customers with more flight options to and from Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu, Lamu, Malindi, Ukunda and Mombasa ahead of the festive season.
“We are cognizant of the increased demand for flights during the festive season as people go on holiday or travel back home. We want to ensure that we provide our customers with value for money, greater choice as well as flexibility with the additional frequencies,” said Willem Hondius, Jambojet CEO.
The low-cost service will increase its flights to Mombasa from 22 weekly to 31 flights a week, while the flights to Kisumu, Eldoret and Ukunda will have a total of 20 flights per week each. Flights to Malindi will increase to 16 from the current 13 weekly.
“Jambojet has seen its passenger numbers grow year on year having increased by 18%. Increased demand on all our routes has seen the number of round trips grow from 2,522 to 3,312 for the financial year ending March 2016. Increased demand for domestic travel has seen Jambojet contribute 25 percent passenger growth in the domestic market since it started operations,” said Willem.
Currently, Jambojet serves Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Malindi, Ukunda and Lamu and has been credited for promoting local tourism as well as enhancing economic growth in business hubs across the counties.
