Airline: | JetLink Express |
Fleet Size: | 7 |
Destinations: | 8 |
Iata: | J0 |
Icao: | JLX |
Callsign: | KEN JET |
Founded: | 2006[1] |
Ceased: | 2012 |
Headquarters: | Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya |
Key People: | Elly Aluvale, MD and CEO |
Hubs: | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
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 announced[4] 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.
Jetlink Express served the following:[5] [6]
As of December 2010, the JetLink Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 17.7 years:[7]
Aircraft | Total | Passengers | |
---|---|---|---|
Bombardier CRJ100 | 3 | ||
Bombardier CRJ200 | 2 | ||
Total | 5 |