Airline says a one-way ticket will cost customers an “introductory price” of Sh11,330, inclusive of taxes.
Jambojet was in May 2016 granted regulatory approval to fly to 16 routes including Entebbe, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Kigali, Juba, Bujumbura, Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Goma, Kisangani and Moroni.
The Kenyan government late last year wrote to the respective governments to allow Jambojet fly to these routes.
Jambojet will on February 15 start operating two daily flights between Entebbe (Uganda) and Nairobi, in what will mark the low cost carrier’s expansion outside Kenya.
The budget carrier, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ, says a one-way ticket will cost customers an “introductory price” of Sh11,330, inclusive of taxes.
Flights will depart the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 09:10am and 5:30pm every day while those flying out of Entebbe International Airport will leave at 11:00am and 19:20pm daily.
The flight time is 80 minutes.
“We are delighted to launch direct service to Entebbe, a much-anticipated addition to our network where we will offer frequent and new flyers even more affordable fares,” Willem Hondius, Jambojet’s chief executive, said in a statement Monday.
“This new route will connect businesses in Kenya and Uganda while also appealing to leisure travellers, offering them the opportunity to experience the ‘Pearl of Africa’.”
Regulatory approval
Jambojet was in May 2016 granted regulatory approval to fly to 16 routes including Entebbe, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Kigali, Juba, Bujumbura, Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Goma, Kisangani and Moroni.
Kenya late last year wrote to the governments of Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo to allow Jambojet fly to these routes.
Jambojet, which launched locally in April 2014, had earmarked Tanzania and Uganda as its first destinations when approval are granted.
The low cost carrier, which flies between 45,000 and 50,000 passengers per month in Kenya, reported a pre-tax loss of Sh25 million for the year to March, reversing a pre-tax profit of Sh126 million recorded the previous year.
“We are optimistic that the regional flight will spur the airline’s growth as well as foster regional integration at a national level,” said Mr Hondius.
