Air charter services are segmented into differentiated categories as follows, scheduled air cargo flights,private air cargo charter flights,private jet executive charter flights,VIP Executive Jet Charter flights,Air Ambulance,emergency & medical evacuation charter flights,relief supplies cargo & charter flights,humanitarian aid cargo & charter flights,aerial survey & photography flights,filming charter flights,scenic charter flights ,sight seeing charter flights,scheduled flights for passengers & cargo,aviation consultancy and many other aviation related activities.These services are available in Eastern & Central Africa in the following countries,Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda,Rwanda,Burundi,DR Congo,South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan and the entire Africa continent.There are scheduled services which are operated into major cities,national parks ad game reserves.To remote areas only private charter flights are available ranging from 1 person upto 37 which you have to check for aircraft availability and suitability before you book the flight as some airstrips are have unpaved runways and some aircrafts can not land in them.
Air operators in Eastern & Central Africa have specialized their services some handling only scheduled flights for cargo,scheduled flights for passengers,private charter flights for cargo,private charter flights for passengers,air ambulance,lease on ACMI for wet or dry lease,aerial survey & photography flights,consolidated cargo flights,humanitarian aid flights,relief & supplies flights.Most of the flights operating in Eastern & Central Africa for humanitarian aid & relief flights operates out of Kenya especially to Somalia.They operate freighter aircrafts ranging from 1 tone to 35 tones depending with each request using aircraft that have performance to operate in unpaved airstrips and have short takeoff and landing performance.We have United Nations,European Union and Non-Governmental organizations operating in Somalia,South Sudan,DR Congo,Chad with their regional offices based in Kenya,Uganda,South Sudan.These organizations have formed consortium and they contract air operators to fly for them based on 3,6,and 1 year contract on ACMI rates of either wet lease or dry lease and this cuts down on costs as with the consortium they have fly twice the guaranteed hours thus allowing them further reduction on cost per block hour. Some air operators only operate air ambulance and emergency medical evacuation flights which they have equipped their fleet with the required equipments for this services and are on 24/7 operations ready to execute these services.
Private Jet Executive Business charter flights are operated using the most recent and equipped turbo prop and jet aircraft.The fleet for private jet executive charter flights comprises of Citation Jet Bravo 550/560,Super Kingair 350i,super kingair 200,CRJ 170/190,Beechcraft 1900 C/D which have been modified or manufactured with the status of the work they perform.In Tanzania private jet charter flights are available at Zanzibar,Daresaalam,Mwanza,Kilimanjaro,Arusha,Musoma,Mbeya,Dodoma,Iringa,Tanga,Mbeya airports to destinations within Africa and globally.In Eastern & Central Africa private executive jet flights operate in Kenya to Jomo Kenyatta Airport,Wilson Airport,Eldoret International,Moi Mombasa,Lamu,Malindi,Ukunda,Kisumu,Kakamega,Kitale while in Uganda these flights operates to and from Entebbe Airport,Kampala airport,Soroti Airport,Arua airport,Gulu airport and Jinja airports.In South Sudan private jet executive charter flights operates to Juba, Rumbek, Malakal, Yei, Akobo, Ponchalla, Bentiu, Borr,Akon,Yambio .In Somalia private jet executive charter flights operates to Mogadishu Internationa,Galgayo,Mogadishu K40,Bosaso,Bardera,Berbera,Balletuen,Garowe,,Hargesia,Kismayu airports.In DR Congo the private jet flights operates into and out of Kinshasha, Lubumbashi, Benin, Bunia, Goma, Bukavu, Kivu airports to any destinations within Africa and worldwide.Private jet executive charter flights arrives and departs at Kigali airport in Rwanda,Bujumbura airport in Burundi from Africa and worldwide.
Other air charter flights provided in Eastern & Central Africa include VIP Executive Business Jet Flights which have differentiated services and the aircraft is weather equipped with WiFi ,DVD,refreshments like champagne,hot drinks,soft drinks,tea,coffee,,conference table,flight attendant, ,toilet, snacks, spacious legroom using a pressurized cabin aircraft turbo prop or jet.These are premium paying services and they are charged based on the services provided type of aircraft used and on per block hour basis or cost per mile and they are only economical on long haul flights are mainly used by business executives,head of missions for international organizations,Non-Governmental organizations,diplomatic diginitaries,and senior government officials.Special attention is given and they are treated in a special way and services are provided based on their instructions and wish.These services of private jet flights serves the purpose of privacy and business executives,government officials,head of missions,United Nations top officials with tidy scheduled that does not match commercial flights timetable.The aircraft used have pressurized cabin modernized with new technolody cabin,cockpit and Instruments with GPS maps.
Private air charter flights are provided by air operators in Eastern & Central Africa to various major airports in Kenya,Uganda,Tanzania,DR Congo,Rwanda,Burundi,South Sudan,Somalia,Sudan.Major airports and airstrips do provide private jet executive charter flight,scheduled passengers & cargo flights,VIP Executive Business Jet charter flights ranging from 1 seater to 37 seater aircrafts turbo prop,piston engine,single and twin engine and jets.Air charter flights are available at short notice and travelers all they need to do is to make a telephone call or send a request online and the air charter provide will give a quotation and confirm availability of the requested aircraft.Those who make earlier reservations and pay for enjoy a discounted charter price while those making inquiries at last minute pay expensively as it is at time of crisis and no negotiations can be made on better prices.
Scheduled flights do operate into and out of all the Eastern and Central Africa countries on daily basis or weekly depending with demand for both cargo and passengers.There are domestic daily flights from Wilson airport,Moi Mombasa airport,Jomo Kenyatta airport, Kisumu airport, Malindi Aiport,Lamu airport,Eldorret International airport, Kitale, Kakamega, Lokichogio,Masaai mara, Samburu, Amboseli, Nanyuki,Meru,Naivasha,Tsavo East,Tsavo West from Nairobi and Mombasa respectively.These scheduled flights serves individuals, groups,corporate and tourists.There are regional scheduled flights and international out of Kenya to major cities in Africa which operate cargo and passengers.Tanzania has commercial flights both domestic,regional and international arriving and departing at Kilimanjaro airport,Daresaalam airport,Zanzibar airport,Mwanza,Dodoma,Mbeya,Iringa ,Mtwara, Tabora, Musoma, Tanga and many others and into and out of national parks and game reserves.In Uganda we have domestic,regional and international commercial flights out of Entebbe airport,Kampala airport,Soroti airport,Arua Airport,Gulu airport,Kitgum airport and Jinja.These flights are for cargo and passengers besides providing other aviation related services like private air charter flights,VIP Executive business jet charter,air ambulance,emergency & medical evacuation flights,helicopter flights,humanitarian aid charter flights,relief supplies charter flights and many other aviation services.
In Somalia , DR Congo and South Sudan the main air charter services that are provided are for humanitarian aid for cargo and passengers charter flights,relief supplies for cargo and passengers charter flights,air ambulance and emergency medical evacuation charter flights as these are war torn areas.Road infrastructure is poor and due to insecurity unrest in these countries United Nations,International organizations,Non Governmental organizations,diplomatic missions,donors have opted to lease aircrafts for cargo and passengers which do operate and have contracted air operators all over the world on ACMI Rate of wet or dry lease.World Food Programme ,ICRC,Euro pean Union and Unicef are the major players in providing the basic needs of the citizens of these war torn area like Education,water & sanitary,food,medicine,clothing,agriculture,health centres among other basic needs.
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