NAIROBI, Kenya, July 5 – Jambojet has reinducted one among its earlier leased plane, a Dash 8-400 beforehand registered as JXA, into its fleet as a part of efforts to spice up capability on high-demand home routes.
The plane, which was first leased in 2016 from Abu Dhabi Aviation, returned to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from Abu Dhabi earlier than commencing service on the Nairobi–Eldoret route.
With the addition of JXA, Jambojet’s operational fleet now stands at 9 De Havilland Dash 8-Q400 plane.
The airline says the transfer helps its technique to extend frequency on key routes similar to Mombasa and Kisumu, the place passenger site visitors has risen in latest months.
Jambojet CEO Karanja Ndegwa stated the plane’s return displays the airline’s concentrate on operational reliability and fleet planning.
He famous that JXA underwent commonplace technical preparations together with regulatory inspections, flight exams, and re-registration procedures earlier than the ferry flight to Kenya, which included technical stops in Oman and Ethiopia.
The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, holds over 50 p.c of the home air journey market and has carried greater than 8.6 million passengers since its inception.
It has additionally expanded regionally, working cross-border routes similar to Mombasa to Zanzibar.
