Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has expressed his concerns, objecting to high flight charges by some domestic airlines.
In specificity, he gave an example of a flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Kisumu which cost him sh19,000.
The usual charges being between sh6,000 and sh 7,000, that flight was on the high side.
“I am issuing this statement to protest the excessively high flight charges by some domestic airlines,” Nyong’o protested on his Twitter handle.
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“On 3rd February 2023, I was booked to fly to Kisumu from Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Safarilink Airline’s 7 am flight No.081, Ticket Reference No 49141F. On the previous evening, I called my secretary to confirm the flight, she told me all was well except that Safarilink was asking for Kshs 19,000 for a One-way flight from Nairobi to Kisumu. The usual charges have been between Kshs 5,500 and Kshs 7,000.”
“Why is Safarilink engaged in this rip-off of its passengers in a bid to collect obscene profits from gullible public? Do we have a consumer protection organization to act against this kind of rip-off?” he said.
“In view of this, I have instructed the staff of the County Government of Kisumu not to use Safarilink for any trip, from today, 9th February 2023.”