Anyang Nyong’o, the governor of Kisumu, was charged Sh19,000 by Safarilink for a flight from Nairobi to Kisumu.
This comes after Nyong’o criticized the airline for its exorbitant flight fees.
Nyong’o claimed in a statement on Thursday that he had booked a ticket to Kisumu and was charged Sh19,000 rather than Sh5,000.
“I am issuing this statement to protest the excessively high flight charges of domestic airlines. On February 3, I was booked to fly to Kisumu from Wilson Airport, Nairobi on Safarilink Airline’s 7 am flight No.08. Ticket Reference number 49141F.”
“I called my secretary to confirm the flight. She told me all was well except that Safarilink was asking for Sh19,000 for one way flight from Nairobi to Kisumu,” Nyong’o said.
Nyong’o claimed that he contacted the management to complain but decided to pay Sh19,000 instead since he had an important meeting to attend.
The governor added that he has instructed his staff to stop using the airline moving forward.
The airline’s pricing, Safarilink said, are determined by demand, busy travel days, and the time of booking.
“Our fares to Kisumu are in the price range from Sh5,500 to Sh19,000 so the earlier one books the cheaper the fare. In this instance, you booked this flight directly from our website the evening before the flight and hence the fare was based on the last seat available,” the airline claimed in a statement.
Safarilink declared that they are prepared to provide regular flights to assist Kisumu County.
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