Charter Flights|Air Transport|Air Charters|Charter Companies In Eastern & Central Africa,Somalia,DR Congo & South Sudan
Charter flights are based on hire of an aircraft for private use and one is charged based on the number of people traveling and the dates and timings and the airstrip or airport to be dropped or picked are suggested by the hirer. Not like the scheduled flight where you will purchase a seat and you will be dropped to the airstrip or airport that is indicated on the timetable and you will stick on their timings and days of operations. The air operators in East Africa,Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda,Rwanda,Burundi.DR Congo,Somalia,Sudan and the entire Africa continent have segmented their charter flights in the following categories in order to meet individual,corporate,VIP ,air ambulance, emergency medical evacuation flights & cargo charter flights.
Aircraft like C-172/C-182 3 seats single engine piston,C-206 5 seats single engine piston,C-210 5 seats single engine piston, Baron 55/58 twin engine piston,PA34 Seneca 11 5 seats twin engine can serve the purpose of corporate and family private charter flights to different states in Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda,Rwanda,Burundi from one person to 5 people and it will work out very economically as opposed to hiring 12 seater caravan aircraft. There aircraft have both short takeoff and landing performance thus being able to operate into rough airstrips and airports and are ideal for aerial survey & photography, scenic, Sight seeing flights into national parks and game reserves in East Africa. Due to the speeds and being able to fly at low attitude these aircrafts are ideal for filming while in flight and able to do low flying to be able to take photographs of geographical features like the lakes,rivers,buildings,animals,crater,forests.The windows are wide enough to enable one to take a photography and also you can be able to fix a camera intact and be able to do aerial survey and filming work .In Uganda you can charter a flight to be able to do scenic and sight seeing flights of the Gorillas,birds,mammals ,Kabalega Falls, Murchison Falls and Lake Albert. The aircrafts available in Uganda for charter flights are C-206 5 seats, PA34 Seneca 111, Let 410 UVP-E9/E20 18 seater, caravan 208 12 seater which can be hired from Entebbe, Kampala and Soroti where the air operators are based. There are scheduled flights from Nairobi, Kigali, and Daresaalam to Entebbe International Airport Uganda which you can use and if you're scheduled does not meet the scheduled flights timings then there are charter flights.
]]>Kenyan charter companies are based in Nairobi at, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Wilson Airport, Nanyuki airstrip, Moi International Airport Mombasa, Lamu Airport. There are over 50 charter companies operating in Kenya excluding airlines which are about which specializes in commercial flights, regionally, domestically and internationally. Wilson Airport is the second busiest in Africa and it hosts several private air charter companies including flying schools. At Wilson airport you will be able to get helicopters of 3 and 5 seats AS350B, Dash 8 -100/200/300/400, Dash 7,Let 410,Super King air 200/350i,Citation Bravo 550/560 jet 7 seater,C-150,C-152,PA-28,PA-34,Baran 55/58,Caravan 208B,Twin Otter Dhc-6,Buffallo Dhc-8,C-406 Caravan 11,C-310,Shorts,Donnier 228,Embraer,CRJ 135,B1900 C/D,F50,F27 and many other aircrafts which are out of service. In Tanzania you will be able to find most of the charter companies in Kilimanjaro International, Mwanza Airport, Daresaalam Airport and Zanzibar for charter flights within Eastern and Central Africa. Aircrafts found in Tanzania are ATR,Super Kingair,B1900,Islander,PA-34,C-208 Caravan,C-406 ,Twin Otter, Let 410,C-206,C-210 which are available for air charters into national parks, game reserves and connecting you to other destination within Tanzania and in Africa. Tanzania being a place for minerals and agriculture there are also aircraft for charter for freight and cargo into and out of Tanzania for export and import.
Charter companies in are based Kinshasha,Goma,Bukavu,Lumbumbashi,Mbujimayi which connects DR Congo to the other Africa states and aircraft operated include Shorts 350,Let 410 UVP-E9/E20 ,Super King air 200,Citation Bravo 550/560 jet, Fokker 27,B1900 C/D ,B737 and many others which provide charter flights for cargo and passengers within the DR Congo and entire African region. We have charter companies in Kigali which also have this charter services into Rwandan national parks and game reserves and connecting Rwanda to other African destinations. In Burundi there are also charter companies providing charter flights into and out of Bujumbura to any destination within Africa. In South Sudan in Juba which is the Capital city of the Government of Southern Sudan since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005.For any person to travel to South Sudan you need to apply for a pass which you require to have your original passport and two passport size photos and you will pay a fee ranging from usd 50=00 to usd 150=00 per person depending with the duration you will stay there and on landing there is a visa of usd 100=00 per month per person .For the pilot the charter company will give full details of the aircraft, pilots names, license number and nationality, purpose of the flight date of arrival and time and country of departure which takes approximately two working days notice. In Juba charter flights are available and the fleet is Caravan 208B 12 Seater,Donnier 228 17 Seater,B1900 C 18 seater,H748 50 seater,F27-400 40 seater,DHC-8 Buffalo 50 seater,Dash 8-100 37 seater which are on adhoc charter with United Nations or non-governmental organizations and international organizations operating in South Sudan.
In Somalia there are no charter companies but you can charter from Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and if operating from Kenya you will require from the charter a letter on their letterhead addressed to the operator who will then forward the application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kenya with aircrafts full details, purpose of flights, country of origin and date of departure, arrival and names and nationality of the passengers on board which will normally take 2 working days notice. Charter flights operate into Somalia to Mogadishu,Galgayo,Hargesia,Garowe,Bardera,Berbera,Wajid,Dinsor,Marere,Jamame,Kismayu,Johwar among others. Charter companies in Kenya provide both cargo, freight and passenger charter flights to Somalia using citation Bravo jet,B1900C/D,Fokker 27,Fokker 50,B737-200F,Dash 8-100/200/300/400,Super Kingair 200/350i,Caravan 208B,Donnier 228,F28,DC-9 among other types of aircraft. Fuel in Somalia is very expensive so for air charter companies operating charter flights into and out of there do go via Wajir for fuel and as a routine introduced by Kenya Government for security checks. Charter flight for Cargo, Freight to any Eastern & Central Africa and the entire African continent is available using DC-9 Freighter, Fokker 27-400,Donnier 228,Embraer 120,CRJ 135,CRJ 145,Let 410,Twin Otter DHC-6, Fokker 50, H748, C-130 Hercules, Buffalo DHC-8,B727,B737,B747,A320,A319 fleet from any of the airports in Africa for large cargo or shipment. Charter companies have segmented their services for cargo and freight into consolidated cargo and private charter cargo flights.
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