Jambojet Limited is a Kenyan low-cost airline that started operations on 1 April 2014. It is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
History Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by Ayisi Makatiani. Before his appointment, Hondius was general manager for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for Eastern Africa based in Nairobi since 2012. The airline aimed to directly employ 24 employees, hire 20 pilots from Kenya Airways, and source 30 crew members from third parties.
Operations commenced on 1 April 2014. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority authorised the airline to fly to Burundi, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mayotte, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Corporate affairs
Ownership The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways. Its equity consists of 5,000 shares each with a nominal value of KSh 20/=.
Business trends Jambojet's performance and financial figures are fully incorporated within the Kenya Airways Group report and accounts.
Available figures for Jambojet are shown below - until March 2017, accounting dates were for the year ending 31 March; this changed to year ending 31 December from 2017, to align with accounting dates for the parent company. (Note also: Jambojet commenced operations in April 2014; therefore start-up costs, but no income, arose in the financial year to March 2014.) 2014 2015 2016 Mar 2017(12m) Dec 2017(9m) 2018 Turnover (KSh. billion/=)02.613.443.752.644.99 Profit (EBT) (KSh. million/=)12677 Number of employeesn/a29355485 Number of passengers (millions)00.480.570.590.43 Passenger load factor (%)092 Number of aircraft (at year end)244455 Notes/sources
Destinations
, Jambojet flies to seven airports within Kenya as well as one international destination. Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jambojet is currently the largest domestic carrier in Kenya, carrying over 1 million passengers in 2022 and projecting to carry at least 1.2 million passengers in 2023.
Country City Airport Notes RefsDR CongoGomaGoma International AirportKenyaEldoretEldoret International AirportKisumuKisumu International AirportLamuManda AirportMalindiMalindi AirportMombasaMoi International AirportNairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportUkundaUkunda AirportRwandaKigaliKigali International AirportSomaliaMogadishuAden Adde International AirportTanzaniaZanzibar CityAbeid Amani Karume International AirportUgandaEntebbeEntebbe International Airport
Fleet Current fleet , Jambojet operates the following aircraft:
+ Jambojet fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesDe Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q40011—7882Total11—
Former fleet , Jambojet operated 8 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400.
The company has also previously operated the following aircraft:
Boeing 737-300
See also Transport in Kenya Jubba Airways
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