A Jambojet plane at the Kisumu International Airport. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ), said on Tuesday that cargo operations starting in the second week of February will target regional routes such as Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jambojet, which has been in operations since April 2014, will also ferry cargo to its local markets that include Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Malindi.
The flight type that can accommodate up to 78 passengers can carry up to 1.2 tonnes of cargo on a single trip.
Kenyan budget carrier Jambojet will start cargo operations next month after receiving regulatory approvals from the aviation regulator to fly goods on its passenger flights on both local and regional destinations.
The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ), said on Tuesday that cargo operations starting in the second week of February will target regional routes such as Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jambojet, which has been in operations since April 2014, will also ferry cargo to its local markets that include Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Malindi.
It will use the Dash 8-Q400 type of aircraft that it is currently used to ferry passengers on its routes to transport cargo on its routes.
The flight type that can accommodate up to 78 passengers can carry up to 1.2 tonnes of cargo on a single trip.
“Jambojet has received regulatory approvals from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to start ferrying cargo across local and regional markets where we operate and we are set to start next month,” said Jambojet managing director Karanja Ndegwa in an interview with Business Daily yesterday.
He said that cargo transported in the domestic market weighing 45 kilogrammes and above, 100 kilogrammess and above and 250 kilogrammes and above will cost $45, $60 and $70, respectively.
Cargo transported in the domestic market such as Mombasa that weighs less than 45 kilogrammes will attract a fee of $35.Cargo from Nairobi to Goma that weigh less than 45 kilogrammes will attract a fee of $100.Those measuring 45 kilogrammes and above, 100 kilogrammes and above, 250 kilogrammes and above, 500 kilogrammes and above and 1,000 kilogrammes and above will attract a fee of $2.30, $2.26, $2.10, $2.05 and $2, respectively.“The charges exclude third party charges which include handling and screening payable directly to the ground handling agents,” said Mr Ndegwa.Jambojet currently has passenger operations in routes such as […]
