Jambojet, a subsidiary of Kenya national carrier is considering to launch direct Nairobi-Mogadishu flights following what it termed high insurance.
Speaking to Nairobi based newspaper, Business Daily, the airline’s acting managing director Karanja Ndegwa, said the flights to Mogadishu will put on hold to wait for conducive temperature.
“Plan to launch Mogadishu flights is not possible at the moment because the insurance is also very high. We cannot deploy any asset on route mainly due to high insurance,” said Mr Ndegwa.
He did not, however, disclose the additional insurance requirements needed for operations in Somalia, which has been torn apart by civil war since 1991.
The carrier planned to depart JKIA at 6am and fly back to Nairobi at 9:25am to allow the aircraft to be deployed on other routes in Kenya.
The plan was tabled last November, but later on put on ice after the Somalia authorities failed to grant the airline a morning landing slot.
The carrier later said it will start operations on the route this year.
