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Fly 748 Eyes More Flight Bookings in 2022 Last Quarter

by Mustafa Juma October 28, 2022

Renown airline Fly 748 has projected an increase in flight bookings in the last quarter of 2022.

In a press statement sent to news rooms Friday, the airlines Managing Director Moses Mwangi said people are also looking to travel even more post-Covid 19 pandemic as aggressive marketing campaigns by tourism and travel industry stakeholders following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions are helping drive up numbers.

“The travel and tourism industries are giving travelers more reasons to fly and visit destinations not only like how they used to travel before COVID-19. It is now beyond this and we are glad that people are also looking to travel even more post-pandemic,” said Mwangi.

Africa’s international arrival numbers have reached 60 percent of 2019 levels, the same level as global figures on strong pent-up demand and easing or lifting of travel restrictions.

This is according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Mwangi who was speaking on the sidelines of this year’s Getaway 2022 Tourism Fair being held at the Sarit expo Center and running from the 28th – 30th October showcased Fly 748’s exciting travel packages.

“We are here to showcase exciting travel packages for our existing and new customers, this is plartfom that helps our wider initiative of demistifying air travel in the country,” he said.

This annual fair gives Sarit Centre shoppers the perfect opportunity to interact and book holiday packages with Kenya’s leading hotels, resorts, lodges, tented camps, airlines, & tour and travel operators for the Christmas season and beyond in a comfortable and secure environment.

Over the last two years the airline has been on an aggressive domestic routes expansion from flying to the Mara only.

Now the operator flys daily to Malindi, Ukunda, Mombasa and Kisumu to support growth of business and leisure tourism.

October 28, 2022 0 comment

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Renown Airline Fly 748 Launches Cheap Nairobi-Malindi Daily Flights

by Mustafa Juma October 2, 2021

written by Mustafa Juma

Fly 748 Air Services (K) Ltd, a reliable aviation company that provides both air charter services and scheduled services has launched cheap daily flights from Nairobi to Malindi.

The flights will be taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Kenya’s Coastal town.

The route will now see passengers enjoy a very competitive return ticket cost starting from as low as KEs 10,700.

Fly 748’s fast and versatile Dash 8-Q400 fleet with a capacity of 78 passengers will be flying the route.

The new Nairobi-Malindi route comes just a month after the airline opened its Mombasa offices.

The opening of the Mombasa offices aimed at supporting recovery of hospitality sector that bore the biggest brunt of COVID-19 pandemic.

According to 748 Air Services Chairman Ahmed Jibril, the new route will help more domestic travellers experience the best of Malindi at very competitive rates.

Speaking during the launch of the Nairobi-Malindi route on Friday October 1, 2021, Mr. Jibril said 748 Air will also be contributing significantly to full recovery of hotel establishments in the Coastal areas by boosting their foot traffic.

The new routes first flight departed JKIA in Nairobi at 12:00p.m. on Friday for Malindi and left the coastal city for the capital at 02:00 p.m.

To allow you plan well ahead and have much more time to enjoy the splendour of Malindi, 748 Air Services Managing Director Moses Mwangi said the airline will work to ensure zero flight cancellations and delays.

Malindi now brings the airline’s domestic routes to five, having already operations to Mombasa, Kisumu, Ukunda and Maasai Mara.

The airline started its aggressive expansion of its domestic scheduled flights in May, with two daily flights between Nairobi and Kisumu and later on started operations in Mombasa and Diani.

October 2, 2021 0 comment

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748 Air Services: Nairobi-Kisumu Daily Flights To Continue As Scheduled

by Mustafa Juma June 18, 2021

written by Mustafa Juma

Daily flights from Nairobi to the lakeside city of Kisumu will continue as scheduled, renown airline 748 Air Services has said.

This comes just a day after the government announced new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, which affected the 13 Western region counties.

Movement in and out of the 13 counties and revising the curfew hours back to 7pm to 4am are some of the measures announced by the government.

However, 748 Air Service Managing Director Moses Mwangi in a press statement sent to newsrooms on Friday June 18 said the new Covid-19 containment measures put in the Lake Basin region will not affect the airlines operations.

“Following the latest government review on COVID-19 containment measures in 13 counties within the Lake Basin region following a spike in the infection rate in the area, We would like to notify you that the lock down does not affect our Daily Flights to Kisumu,”said Mr. Mwangi.

The counties affected by the measures that were announced on Thursday June 17 by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe are Busia, Vihiga, Kisii, Nyamira, Kakamega, Kericho, Bomet, Bungoma, Trans-Nzoia, Kisumu, Siaya, Homa-Bay and Migori effective Friday, June 18, 2021 until further notice.

The 13 counties were declared a COVID-19 hotspot zone after registering a positivity rate of 21 per cent against a national average of 9 per cent over the last 14 days.

748 Air Services chairman Ahmed Jibril said the airline will continue to operate as scheduled whilst adhering to COVID-19 containment measures on board all the flights.

“No meals or water will be served during the containment period, “Mr. Ahmed Jibril added .

June 18, 2021 0 comment