Economy Kisumu air fares overtake Mombasa as demand upTravellers board a Jambojet plane in Kisumu in 2014. FILE PHOTO | NMGThe cost of flights to Kisumu ahead of Christmas has for the first time overtaken that on the Mombasa route on increased demand. Rival Fly540 flight to Kisumu from Nairobi on December 21 is sold out and the fares on the Mombasa route are Sh11,270. Passengers travelling to the lake side city, ordinarily would pay Sh4,500 and Sh6,500 for a one way ticket, signalling pent up demand on the Nairobi to Kisumu flight. Air fares to Eldoret from Nairobi have been relatively low prices as the route is still not as popular as Kisumu and Mombasa.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2018 18:22 UTC