FASTJET plans to launch its
fourth international route
from Tanzania, as well as
its second hub in Africa.
The airline will launch
flights between Dar es
Salaam and Entebbe,
Uganda, on September 16.
Bookings for flights are now
open.
Flights will initially
operate on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, but will increase
to four flights a week from
September 29. Fares start
at US$50(R534) one-way,
excluding taxes.
Ed Winter, ceo of fastjet,
says: “We believe the
launch of this route, the
only direct air link between
Uganda and Tanzania, will
stimulate new business
and tourism traffic in
Uganda.”
Meanwhile, the airline
group’s plans to launch a
base in Kenya are on track.
Fastjet has submitted its
Air Service Licence (ASL)
application to the Kenyan
Civil Aviation Authority
(KCAA) and plans to launch
domestic and international
flights from the hub.
To comply with local
airline ownership rules in
Kenya, 51% of the equity
of fastjet Kenya is owned
by a Kenyan national.
The balance of 49% is
ultimately held by fastjet
plc.
In addition, fastjet will add
morning flights to its Dar
es Salaam and Kilimanjaro
schedule from September
29. Flights will operate on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
FN0153 will depart DAR
at 06h00 and arrive in JRO
at 07h05. The return flight,
FN0154, will depart JRO at
07h45 and arrive in DAR at
08h50.
These flights connect with
fastjet’s services from JNB.
Fastjet operates between
DAR and JNB every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
FN201 departs DAR at
20h30 and arrives in JNB
at 23h15. FN202 departs
JNB at 00h05 and arrives
in DAR at 04h40.
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