Fastjet Zambia one step closer to launch

FASTJET Zambia has
received its Air Service
Permit (ASP), marking
a major step towards
launching operations in the
country.
The carrier is now focused
on continuing the submission
of the necessary documents
and manuals to complete the
application process for an Air
Operator Certificate (AOC),
which will then allow the
commencement of domestic
and international operations.
Ceo, Ed Winter, said: “We
have been working tirelessly
to roll out the fastjet model
across the region and
obtaining the ASP in Zambia
is a really positive step
forward. We still have to
obtain the full AOC but this
vote of confidence from the
authorities is a major step
along that road.”
Zambia will be fastjet’s
second base, from which it
plans to operate low-cost
flights to various destinations
in East and Southern Africa.
In addition, the airline
has received permission
from the Uganda Civil
Aviation Authority to
operate flights from Uganda
to Johannesburg, Juba,
Nairobi and Kigali under
Fifth Freedom rights using
Tanzanian-based aircraft.
For more on this, see the
report on page 8.