Jambojet Begins Twice-Weekly Flights to Goma, DRC

Kenya’s budget airline Jambojet commenced its twice-weekly flights’ service to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma on Friday.

The airline will fly into Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, twice a week from its Nairobi hub, before increasing to 4 frequencies weekly, flying on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

“There is a growing demand for air transport across the continent, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that Africa will become one of the fastest-growing aviation regions within the next 20 years, with an average annual expansion rate of almost 5 per cent,” said Vincent Rague, Chairman, Jambojet Board of Directors.

“We want to be part of the growth,” said Rague.

Jambojet currently flies to 6 destinations including Mombasa, Diani, Eldoret, Kisumu and Malindi from its primary hub in Nairobi. The airline also operates a direct flight from Mombasa to Kisumu and Eldoret and has plans to start operations to the Coastal Island of Lamu on 15^th September 2021.