Safarilink Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
F2 XLK SAFARILINK
Founded2004
HubsWilson Airport
Frequent-flyer programSafari Bonus
Fleet size12
Destinations18
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Key peopleMbuvi Ngunze
Non-Executive Chairman[1]
Websiteflysafarilink.com

Safarilink Aviation Limited (operating as Safarilink) (IATA: F2, ICAO: XLK) is a regional airline based at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

Fleet

Current fleet

The Safarilink Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2024):[2][3]

Safarilink Aviation fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Cessna 208B Caravan 8 — 12
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 1 — 35
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 1 — 37
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 2 — 50
52
Total 12 —
Safarilink Twin Otter at Mara-Olkiombo airstrip in April 2010

Historical fleet

The airline's fleet previously also included the following aircraft type:[4]

Destinations

As of August 2019, the airline serviced the following destinations, among others.[6]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Kenya Amboseli Amboseli Airport — [6]
Kenya Diani Beach Ukunda Airport — [6]
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport — [6]
Kenya Kitale Kitale Airport — [6]
Kenya Lamu Manda Airport — [6]
Kenya Lewa Downs Lewa Airport — [6]
Kenya Lodwar Lodwar Airport — [6]
Kenya Loisaba Loisaba Airstrip — [6]
Kenya Masai Mara Mara Serena Airport — [6]
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport — [6]
Kenya Nairobi Wilson Airport Hub [6]
Kenya Naivasha Naivasha Airport — [6]
Kenya Nanyuki Nanyuki Airport — [6]
Kenya Samburu Samburu Airport — [6]
Kenya Shaba Shaba Airstrip — [6]
Kenya Tsavo West National Park Mtito Andei Airport — [6]
Kenya Vipingo Ridge Vipingo Ridge Airstrip — [6]
Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar International Airport — [6]

Associations and memberships

In September 2019, Safarilink Aviation became a member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Mugambi Mutegi (8 March 2018). "Ngunze lands job at Safarilink Aviation". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 19.
  3. ^ "Safarilink Fleet". Safarilink Aviation. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Safarilink". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 19.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Safarilink Aviation (27 August 2019). "Destinations of Safarilink Aviation". Nairobi: Safarilink Aviation. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ Kevin Rotich (5 September 2019). "Safarilink Aviation Eyes Additional Africa Routes". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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