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African Express Airways is a regional airline based in Kenya, operating across the Africa aviation market. African Express Airways provides reliable air travel services across its route network.
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African Express Airways offers passengers a range of service options. Check the airline's official website for the latest baggage allowances, in-flight services, and booking conditions.
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Before booking with African Express Airways, always check the latest baggage policy on the airline's official website. Key things to verify:
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Always complete online check-in when it opens — usually 24–48 hours before departure. Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before domestic and 3 hours before international flights.
Counted from published nonstop services rather than live schedules, so this describes the shape and reach of African Express Airways’ network - its bases, how far it ranges and how much it leans on partners - rather than today’s timetable.
Ranked by how many of African Express Airways’ nonstop routes touch each airport. The first is the primary base; the rest are secondary bases and focus cities.
| Airport | IATA | City | Routes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berbera Airport | BBO | Berbera | 8 | Primary hub |
| Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | NBO | Nairobi | 7 | Secondary hub |
| Aden Adde International Airport | MGQ | Mogadishu | 5 | Secondary hub |
| Galcaio Airport | GLK | Galcaio | 5 | Focus city |
| Moi International Airport | MBA | Mombasa | 4 | Focus city |
| Bender Qassim International Airport | BSA | Bosaso | 4 | Focus city |
Recorded against African Express Airways’ published routes, most-frequent first. This comes from a scheduled-service dataset that is refreshed periodically rather than live, so it reflects the shape of the fleet — narrow-body versus wide-body, regional jets versus mainline — more reliably than it reflects any individual variant flying today.
| Aircraft | Code | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing/McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | M82 | 14 |
| Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia | EM2 | 8 |
| Boeing/McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | DC9 | 5 |
African Express Airways serves 4 countries on published nonstop routes. These are the best represented.
Allowances and fees differ by fare brand, route and booking channel, and carriers revise them often. Rather than print a number that may be wrong on the day you fly, here is what actually varies with African Express Airways and what to confirm before you pay.
Where to confirm: the binding text is African Express Airways’ own conditions of carriage and the fare rules shown at checkout. If your ticket is a codeshare, the operating carrier’s baggage rules normally apply to the whole journey.
| Route | Airports |
|---|---|
| Mogadishu to Nairobi | MGQ → NBO |
| Nairobi to Mogadishu | NBO → MGQ |
| Hargeisa to Nairobi | HGA → NBO |
| Hargeisa to Mogadishu | HGA → MGQ |
| Mogadishu to Hargeisa | MGQ → HGA |
| Nairobi to Hargeisa | NBO → HGA |
| Nairobi to Djibouti City | NBO → JIB |
| GGR to Nairobi | GGR → NBO |
| Hargeisa to Djibouti City | HGA → JIB |
| Djibouti City to Hargeisa | JIB → HGA |
| Djibouti City to Nairobi | JIB → NBO |
