As the Kenyan government implemented further travel bans on Monday evening, Jambojet, the low-cost subsidiary of Kenya Airways, has announced that it will halt all domestic operations. The suspension is planned to last until the end of the month.
Kenya’s new travel ban grounds domestic flights
On Monday, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the halt of all movement by road, rail or air in and out of the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. The travel ban also extended to the counties of Kilifi and Kwale on the country’s Indian Ocean coast. With the ban coming into effect at 19:00 that same evening, airlines were forced to cease domestic operations at very short notice.
Jambojet the low-cost subsidiary of national airline Kenya Airways, had already stopped flights to its two international destinations, Kigali, Rwanda and Entebbe, Uganda since the 19th of March. Just days after celebrating its sixth birthday, it has now suspended all traffic completely for the next three weeks, the airline announced this morning on Twitter.
Jambojet urged passengers who were scheduled to travel during the month of April to consider rescheduling their travel plans to a later date at no extra cost. The value of the tickets will remain valid for a 12-month period starting on the 7th of April.
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