Safarilink Aviation is a regional airline of Kenya and its hub airport is located at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The airline now provides daily scheduled services to 22 destinations and during the busiest periods of the year carries over 14,000 passengers per month. Kenya's premier safari airline has a network of connecting domestic scheduled services to all the best safari destinations within Kenya and across the border into northern Tanzania. Airlines that also fly from Kenya are Silverstone Air and Jetways Airways. Find out about other airlines that operate safari flights. Alternatively, organise your very own Masai Mara balloon safari with Governor's Balloon Safari.
The airline is a member of the Kenya Association of Air Operators. The airline will now commence services from Nairobi to Zanzibar and currently employs 100 staff of whom 26 are pilots. The airline, which predominantly flies tourist destination routes, announced flights will originate from Wilson Airport on a Beech 1900 aircraft which carries a maximum of 19 passengers.
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CITY | AIRPORT | IATA |
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Amboseli | Amboseli Airport | ASV |
Diani Beach | Ukunda Airport | UKA |
Kilimanjaro | Kilimanjaro International Airport | JRO |
Kitale | Kitale Airport | KTL |
Lamu | Manda Airport | LAU |
Lewa Downs | Lewa Airport | No Code |
Lodwar | Lodwar Airport | LOK |
Loisaba | Loisaba Airstrip | No Code |
Masai Mara | Mara Serena Airport | MRE |
Nairobi | Wilson Airport | WIL |
Naivasha | Naivasha Airport | No Code |
Nanyuki | Nanyuki Airport | NYK |
Samburu | Samburu Airport | UAS |
Shaba | Shaba Airstrip | No Code |
Tsavo West National Park | Mtito Andei Airport | No Code |
Vipingo Ridge | Vipingo Ridge Airstrip | No Code |
Zanzibar | Zanzibar International Airport | ZNZ |
Passengers have a total baggage allowance of 15kg. This includes hand baggage and personal items (cameras and laptops). Baggage should not exceed 90 x 65 x 35cm.
Passengers flying to Zanzibar, Kisumu, Kitale, Diani, Viking and Lodwar have a baggage allowance of 20kg.
Any checked baggage should be in soft bags.
This airline do not currently offer online check-in for their flights.
For flights departing Nairobi (Wilson), check-in at the airport must be done at least 60 minutes before scheduled departure time.
For flights departing Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, check-in at the airport must be done at least 90 minutes before scheduled departure time.
For flights departing Lamu and Diani, check-in at the airport must be done at least 45 minutes before scheduled departure time.
For flights departing from other airports, check-in at the airport must be done at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure time.
The airline operates a frequent flyer program called Safari Bonus to reward its regular passengers. Customers can earn points on every Safarilink scheduled flight they travel on.
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Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya's international airport in Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya Airways' hub airport. The airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries. It also acts as a hub for Fly540 and Safarilink Aviation.
The Airport has one runway and can handle nearly 6 million passengers every year. Other airlines which use Kenya International Airport include African Express Airways, China Southern Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, KLM, LAM Mozambique Airlines, RwandAir, Silverstone Air and South African Airways.
Nairobi Samburu
Lewa Downs Nairobi
Nairobi Shaba
Nairobi Kiwayu
Diani Beach Nairobi
Nairobi Kilimanjaro
The Safarilink operates 11 aircraft including Cessna Caravan, De Havilland Twin Otter and De Havilland Dash 8-100 aircraft. Most recently, the airline added a Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 to its fleet on a loan basis.