Local airlines are seeking a KSh3 billion government bailout, through the Ministry of Transport, to settle staff salaries and pay navigation and landing charges at airports during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The local airlines seeking a bailout include Fly 540, Safarilink, East African Safari Air Express (formerly Fly-SAX), and Jetways.
The airlines are suffering from a reduced number of passengers, owing to the government’s directive to suspend international flights and the encouragement of citizens to work from home, which has greatly reduced passenger travel.
The Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) is also appealing to the government to reduce air passenger service charges to encourage people to take flights.
Already, the national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has applied for an undisclosed amount of cash bailout from the government to maintain its grounded aircraft, pay staff salaries and pay security, water, and electricity bills.
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