Jambojet

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Jambojet
File:Jambojet Logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
JM[1] JMA[1] CHUI
Founded13 September 2013; 12 years ago (2013-09-13)
Commenced operations1 April 2014; 12 years ago (2014-04-01)
HubsJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Secondary hubsMoi International Airport[2]
Fleet size8
Destinations8
Parent companyKenya Airways
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Key people
Total equityKSh.100,000/=
Employees213 (2019)[4]
Websitewww.jambojet.com

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.[5]

History

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Willem Alexander Hondius was appointed as CEO in September 2013, reporting to the board of directors, chaired by Ayisi Makatiani.[6] 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.[7]

Operations commenced on 1 April 2014.[8] 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.[9]

Corporate affairs

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Ownership

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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/=.[10]

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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
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 [11] [12][13] [14] [15] [16][17] [18]

Destinations

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As of January 2024, Jambojet flies to seven airports within Kenya as well as one international destination.[19] Jambojet suspended operations into Entebbe and Kigali in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] Jambojet is currently the largest domestic carrier in Kenya,[21] carrying over 1 million passengers in 2022[2] and projecting to carry at least 1.2 million passengers in 2023.[22]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
DR Congo Goma Goma International Airport Suspended [23][24]
Kenya Eldoret Eldoret International Airport [25]
Kisumu Kisumu International Airport [25]
Lamu Manda Airport [23]
Malindi Malindi Airport [26]
Mombasa Moi International Airport Secondary hub [2]
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Primary hub [8]
Ukunda Ukunda Airport [26]
Rwanda Kigali Kigali International Airport Suspended [20]
Somalia Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport Terminated [27]
Tanzania Zanzibar City Abeid Amani Karume International Airport [28]
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe International Airport Suspended [20]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of August 2025, Jambojet operates the following aircraft:[29]

Jambojet fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400 8 — 78 [30][31][32][22]
82
Total 8 —
A former Jambojet Boeing 737-300 at Moi International Airport in 2014

Historical fleet

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The company has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

See also

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References

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