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Fly540 introduces direct return flights to Ukunda
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ly540 has introduced direct return flights between Nairobi and Ukunda, Diani. These services operate from Wilson Airport on Mondays to Fridays and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturdays. Passengers travelling on weekdays to the south coast leave Wilson Airport at 09.30 with return flights scheduled for 11.00. On Saturdays, flights depart JKIA at 11.40 and leave Ukunda airstrip at 13.30. Passengers pay a return fare of KES 11,380 inclusive of taxes.
Passenger demand Nixon Ooko, operations director of Fly540, said: “The introduction of direct return flights to Ukunda from Nairobi has been driven by demand from passengers to and from the south coast, a popular holiday destination. The airline also operates services to Amboseli, Nanyuki and Samburu from Wilson Airport.” Tickets for the airline’s destinations are available from travel agents and Fly540 offices at Laico Regency and ABC Place.
Full information on fares and services can be obtained from the website (fly540.com) and passengers can book flights online and pay via M-PESA. Fly540 commenced operations in November 2006 with a daily flight between Nairobi and Mombasa for local and overseas business and holiday travellers. The airline’s value-for-money flights won instant popularity and Fly540 now has 17 destinations in Kenya with
AND IN OTHER NEWS... • Fly540 welcomed the arrival of its third Bombardier CRJ aircraft on 2 October. Based at Nairobi, this addition to the fleet will strengthen key services throughout Kenya and Tanzania. • Following the success of scheduled flights between Nairobi and the South Sudan capital, Juba, which began in May 2011, Fly540 will operate two flights a day starting on 15 October.
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The introduction of direct return flights to Ukunda from Nairobi has been driven by demand from passengers to and from the south coast regional services to Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Juba, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Mwanza, Serengeti and Zanzibar.