Fly 748 Air Services launches its office in Mombasa, gears up for Malindi route

Aviation company 748 Air Services opened its Mombasa Office at Moi International Airport on Thursday as it prepares to add more flights on the Coastal route.

According to the airline Managing Director Moses Mwangi, the Mombasa office will help it serve its growing customer numbers along the coastal tourism circuit on the back of recovering tourism sector.

“We expect to see increased tourism activities in the coastal routes following the commencement of a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive for frontline personnel in the Tourism and Hospitality sector a few months ago,” Mwangi said.

“The Mombasa Office will help us handle more people who are increasingly gaining confidence to fly again as Hospitality establishments move towards full resumption,” Mwangi added.

The airline said that there will be two daily flights departing from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Moi International Airport in Mombasa.

The airline also has one daily flight departing from JKIA Terminal 2 to Ukunda.

In October, the airline will launch direct flights from JKIA to Malindi.

This will bring the airline’s domestic routes to five, having already operations to Mombasa, Kisumu, Ukunda and Maasai Mara.

In May, 748 launched two daily flights between Nairobi, and Kisumu and later on started operations in Mombasa and Diani.

“We continue to open up new routes in line with our goal of revolutionising service offering by ensuring affordability, efficiency, and passenger safety as part of our bigger commitment to delivering better flight experience to clients,” said 748 Air Services Chairman, Ahmed Jibril.

On these routes, 748 said it will leverage its fast and versatile Dash 8-Q400 aircraft with a capacity of 78 passengers with a return ticket cost starting from as low as Sh10,700.

748 Air Services (K) Ltd is an Air Charter Company that holds an Air Operator Certificate.