Fastjet plans expansion
FASTJET will increase its fleet this year as it seeks to expand its operations
and add more routes. Additional aircraft were needed to support the planned
expansion of fastjet Tanzania and to facilitate the start-up of planned fastjet
operations in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the airline said.
The airline has signed a letter of intent with ICBC International Leasing
Company to lease an A319-131, the first of a number of aircraft that fastjet is
planning to add to its fleet this year. Each aircraft will add up to 1 000 seats a
day on fastjet’s network. The company aims to have up to 34 aircraft operating
to 40 destinations within and from Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa,
Kenya and Uganda by the end of 2018.
Precision Air reopens Tanzania route
PRECISION Air relaunched flights to Tabora in Tanzania from its Dar es Salaam
hub on May 15. Flights operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In
2009, the airline suspended flights to Tabora because of unfavourable airport
conditions. Since then, improvements have been made to the airport. The
airline will also connect Tabora to Kigoma to cater for government and business
activities in the western regions.
Lufthansa launches Glasgow flights
LUFTHANSA launched flights to Glasgow from its Munich hub on May 14.
Operated by an Airbus A319, flight LH2518 departs Munich at 15h10 every
Saturday, arriving in Glasgow at 16h30. The return flight, LH2519, departs
Glasgow at 17h30 and arrives in Munich at 20h45.
“We are pleased to announce to our guests five new destinations this summer,
including Glasgow in Scotland. The variety of museums, art galleries, shops and
traditional local pubs makes the new destination particularly interesting,” says
Lufthansa board member, Thomas Klühr. The other new destinations operating
from Munich are Keflavik in Iceland, Heraklion in Crete, Seville in Spain and
Perugia in Italy.
