Safarilink_Aviation
Safarilink Aviation
Kenyan airline
Safarilink Aviation Limited (operating as Safarilink) (IATA: F2, ICAO: XLK) is a regional airline based at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Wilson Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Safari Bonus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
| Key people | Mbuvi Ngunze Non-Executive Chairman[1] | ||||||
| Website | flysafarilink | ||||||
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Current fleet
The Safarilink Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2024):[2][3]
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| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| 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 | — | ||
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Historical fleet
The airline's fleet previously also included the following aircraft type:[4]
As of August 2019, the airline serviced the following destinations, among others.[6]
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In September 2019, Safarilink Aviation became a member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).[7]
- On March 5, 2024, a de Havilland DHC-8-315 registered 5Y-SLK collided mid-air over Nairobi National Park with a Cessna 172 Skyhawk operating a training flight. The Safarilink flight landed safely and all 44 occupants aboard survived while the 2 people on board the Cessna perished.
- Mutegi, Mugambi (8 March 2018). "Ngunze lands job at Safarilink Aviation". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 19.
- "Safarilink Fleet". Safarilink Aviation. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Safarilink". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 19.
- "Destinations of Safarilink Aviation". Nairobi: Safarilink Aviation. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- Rotich, Kevin (5 September 2019). "Safarilink Aviation Eyes Additional Africa Routes". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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