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| Founded | 20061 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
| Key people | Elly Aluvale, MD and CEO1 | ||||||
| Website | www.jetlink.co.ke | ||||||
JetLink Express was a Kenyan regional airline with its head office in the Freight Complex in Embakasi, Nairobi. It operated out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.2
All flight activities have been stopped since 16 November 2012, due to financial problems.3
On 28 January 2013 Fastjet announced4 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Jetlink. Under the terms of the MoU, Fastjet and Jetlink were to create a joint venture which would lead to the launch of the Fastjet brand in Kenya. The MoU is subject to a number of conditions precedent, including Board and any other necessary approvals.
Destinations
Jetlink Express served the following:56
- Eldoret - Eldoret International Airport
- Kisumu - Kisumu Airport
- Mombasa - Moi International Airport
- Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport hub
Accidents
- On November 12, 2009, a JetLink Express CRJ-100 operated by RwandAir as RwandAir Flight 205 crashed into a VIP terminal at Kigali. A person died. The rest survived.7
References
References
- JetLink Express – About Us Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- "Contacts Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine." JetLink Express. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
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- [2] Fastjet. Retrieved on 3 April 2013.
- "Jetlink.co.ke". JetLink Kenya Flight Bookings: Emirates, Kenya Airways, JamboJet, Fly540, Ethiopian, SAA & More. Archived from the original on 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- JetLink Express > Departure country: Somalia Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Rwandair Plane Crashes Into Airport Building". eturbonews.com. ETurboNews. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2021-06-25.