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.[4]
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Founded | 13 September 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 April 2014 | ||||||
Operating bases | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Parent company | Kenya Airways (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
Key people | Vincent Rague, (Chair) Karanja Ndegwa, (CEO)[2] | ||||||
Total equity | KSh.100,000/= | ||||||
Employees | 24 (2014)213[3] (2019) | ||||||
Website | jambojet.com |
Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by Ayisi Makatiani.[5] 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.[6]
Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.[7] 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.[8]
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/=.[9]
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 | |
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Turnover (KSh. billion/=) | 0 | 2.61 | 3.44 | 3.75 | 2.64 | 4.99 |
Profit (EBT) (KSh. million/=) | −118 | −287 | 126 | −25 | −101 | 77 |
Number of employees | n/a | 29 | 35 | 54 | 85 | |
Number of passengers (millions) | 0 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.43 | |
Passenger load factor (%) | 0 | 92 | ||||
Number of aircraft (at year end) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Notes/sources | [10] | [11][12] | [13] | [14] | [15][16] | [17] |
Jambojet flies to 7 domestic routes within Kenya, as well as 1 international destination as of September 2021.[18] Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19.
County | City | Airport | Notes |
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DR Congo | Goma | Goma International Airport | — |
Kenya | Eldoret | Eldoret International Airport | — |
Kenya | Kisumu | Kisumu International Airport | — |
Kenya | Lamu | Manda Airport | — |
Kenya | Malindi | Malindi Airport | — |
Kenya | Mombasa | Moi International Airport | — |
Kenya | Nairobi | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Base[7] |
Kenya | Ukunda | Ukunda Airport | — |
Uganda | Entebbe | Entebbe International Airport | Suspended |
Rwanda | Kigali | Kigali International Airport | Suspended |
As of September 2021[update], Jambojet operates the following aircraft:[19]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 | 6 | — | 78/82 | [20][21][22] | |
Total | 6 | — |
The company has previously operated the following aircraft:[23]
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