New domestic route in Kenya launched by Fly SAX

FLY SAX LAUNCHES LOKICHOGIO FLIGHTS

(Posted 16th February 2014)

Yesterday, Saturday 15th of February, saw the launch of scheduled flights from Nairobi to the border town of Lokichogio in Northern Kenya by East African Safari Air Express, in short known as SAX in Kenya’s airline circles.

The airline will serve the route, the 12th in its network, alongside with a number of other upcountry destinations like Wajir or Kitale, three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, using a Beechcraft B1900 aircraft.

SAX is reportedly targeting such routes to be the first airline serving remote upcountry domestic destinations (and regional destinations not served by other airlines like the Comoros Islands which SAX launched towards the end of last year), to open up air links without competition breathing down their neck and allowing them to build customer loyalty. It is understood that the airline will combine Lokichogio with Lokichar, where newly found major oil deposits have been discovered, leading to an anticipated boom in economic activity in this part of Kenya over the coming years.

Lokichogio was during the liberation war the South Sudan’s People Liberation Army waged against the regime in Khartoum the main springboard for relief and medivac flights into the South Sudan, but also a major supply route used by the SPLA and their allies to eventually force Khartoum to the negotiating table and map out the path for full independence. At that time Loki as the locals call it was one of the busiest aerodromes in Kenya before upon independence scheduled flights from Nairobi to Juba shifted the traffic axis away from Loki.

For more information on destinations, flight schedules, fares and bookings visit www.fly-sax.com