Fly540 ready to compete in local market

Fly540 operational director Nixon Ooko stated the carrier is ready to launch services in the domestic Kenya market. Nairobi-Juba service will be launched from 02-May-2011 with six times weekly frequency (Travel House UK/Nairobi Star, 13-Apr-2011). Fares will be priced from USD400 return or USD199 one way. The carrier expects to report initial load factors on the route in the 40-50% range.