JetLink Express

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JetLink Express
JetLink Express logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
J0JLXKEN JET
Founded2006 [1]
Ceased operations2012
Hubs Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations8
Headquarters Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Key peopleElly Aluvale, MD and CEO [1]
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]

Contents

All flight activities have been stopped since 16 November 2012, due to financial problems. [3]

A JetLink Express CRJ200LR 2010-09-14 15-29-43 Kenya Nairobi Area Embakasi 5Y-JLB.jpg
A JetLink Express CRJ200LR

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.

Destinations

Jetlink Express served the following: [5] [6]

Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan

Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania

Fleet

As of December 2010, the JetLink Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 17.7 years:[ citation needed ]

JetLink Express fleet
AircraftTotalPassengers
Bombardier CRJ100 3
50
Bombardier CRJ200 2
50
Total5

Accidents

References

  1. 1 2 JetLink Express – About Us Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Contacts Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine ." JetLink Express. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
  3. [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Fastjet. Retrieved on 3 April 2013.
  5. "Jetlink.co.ke". JetLink Kenya Flight Bookings: Emirates, Kenya Airways, JamboJet, Fly540, Ethiopian, SAA & More. Retrieved 2017-08-22.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Rwandair Plane Crashes Into Airport Building". eturbonews.com. ETurboNews. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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