I had not visited the island of Lamu in over 15 years, so when Jambojet, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, recently relaunched flights there after a four-year hiatus I took advantage of the reasonable fare of Ksh7,100 ($64) one way. This was my third local flight this year, after avoiding aeroplanes all through 2020. Flying in the new normal has come with changes.
We departed from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with a stopover in Mombasa. The trip of one hour and 40 minutes was smooth and uneventful, which is how I like my air travel. No refreshments were served on board, in keeping with the new Ministry of Health Covid-19 guidelines for flights. Thankfully there is a restaurant in the departures lounge of JKIA so I had coffee and a snack before boarding. I noticed that there was hand sanitisers in several places and I appreciated that the lounge has lots of sockets and USB ports for charging devices.
