FASTJET’s operations are
under review following
the recent appointment
of Nico Bezuidenhout
as the new ce of the
Tanzanian-based low-cost
carrier.
“The fastjet group board
and Nico have already
commenced a review of
fastjet’s fleet, both the
size and type of aircraft
operated, the routes
flown, the relocation
of our head office to
Africa and revenue
generation initiatives. As
such, there are no new
route announcements
planned until this
review is complete,
which is expected to
be before the start of
Q4, 2016,” the airline
said in a statement. It
was responding to TNW
querying its previously
announced plans for
flights between Cape
Town and Victoria Falls.
Fastjet Zimbabwe
regional marketing
executive, Faith
Chaitezvi, told TNW
the carrier planned
to introduce a direct
Cape Town-Victoria Falls
service by the end of the
year, which would enable
passengers to connect
at Victoria Falls to Dar es
Salaam and from there
to Kilimanjaro. Such a
service would require
fifth freedom rights,
but the airline was not
prepared to comment on
this pending its internal
review. The Department
of Transport’s deputy
director: licensing &
permits, Andries Ntjane,
was not available for
comment.
Meanwhile, Faith said
fastjet’s service from
Johannesburg to Zanzibar
had taken off “like
wildfire”. “Load factors
are in the high 80s
and 90s and we have
bookings all the way
to February next year,”
she said.
