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Safarilink Aviation

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Safarilink Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
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

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Current fleet

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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

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

Destinations

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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]
Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar International Airport — [7]
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]

Associations and memberships

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In September 2019, Safarilink Aviation became a member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).[8]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 5 March 2024, Safarilink Aviation Flight 053, a Dash 8-315 registered as 5Y-SLK on a scheduled flight to Ukunda Airport, collided on climbout from Wilson Airport with a Cessna 172M on a local training flight. Flight 053 returned to Wilson Airport and landed safely with no injuries to the 39 passengers and five crew, while the Cessna crashed in nearby Nairobi National Park, killing the two pilots on board. As of July 2024, the accident is under investigation.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mutegi, Mugambi (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 "Destinations of Safarilink Aviation". Nairobi: Safarilink Aviation. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference “6R was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Rotich, Kevin (5 September 2019). "Safarilink Aviation Eyes Additional Africa Routes". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. ^ "2 killed in midair plane collision above Nairobi National Park, Kenya police say". ABC News. Associated Press. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Preliminary Midair Collision Accident Report Involving 5Y-SLK and 5Y-NNJ" (PDF). AAID. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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