On the Eldoret route, which is normally one of the cheapest that the budget airline Jambojet operates, a one-way ticket is going for Sh10,200 for both morning and afternoon flights Thursday.
Ordinarily, flights on this route cost Sh4,200 for a one-way trip, making it one of the cheapest routes in the country due to low demand.
Most local flights have been fully booked ahead of the Easter holidays with prices shooting through the roof for the remaining few seats.
Thursday and Friday are the most expensive days to travel with fares easing up a little bit on Saturday.
Jambojet chief executive officer Willem Hondius said demand for air travel has soared this season with the remaining few seats costing a leg and an arm.
“Our flights are almost fully booked with the last number of seats that are remaining going for higher prices,’ said Mr Hondius.
On the Eldoret route, which is normally one of the cheapest that the budget airline Jambojet operates, a one-way ticket is going for Sh10,200 for both morning and afternoon flights Thursday.
Ordinarily, flights on this route cost Sh4,200 for a one-way trip, making it one of the cheapest routes in the country due to low demand.
A flight to Moi International Airport in Mombasa is going for Sh14,200 Thursday morning while four afternoon flights have been fully booked.
Malindi, which is a popular tourist destination has seen the price of a ticket shoot to a high of Sh15,200 for the afternoon flight while the morning one is fully booked for Thursday. The Diani route is fully booked for the same day.
Fly540 is charging from Sh7,770 Thursday with afternoon flights already sold out. Five of the Mombasa-bound flights belonging to the airline have been fully booked Thursday.
Kenyans will be celebrating Easter this Friday and most of them are travelling to holiday destinations and countryside to join friends and families.
Hotels in coastal Kenya have reported full occupancy as holidaymakers trickle in to the resort town of Diani for festivities.
Hotels say local tourists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda have boosted their Easter bookings.
Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort general manager, Dickson Ogolla, told the Business Daily this week that the hotel has 60 per cent bookings for Easter, adding that he expects the number to increase before Friday.
The Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) Coast branch executive officer Sam Ikwaye and Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) chairman Mohamed Hersi said operators are banking on the long weekend for increased business.
They said most hotels in the region are enjoying 70 to 80 per cent bed capacity with camps booked at 60 per cent.
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