FASTJET will amend its
Johannesburg to Dar es
Salaam schedule in June,
making it a turnaround flight.
But whether or not the timing
is ideal for passengers, is
debatable.
The new schedule is:
H1 6181/FN 201 DAR JNB
20h30 23h15 (Monday,
Wednesday, Friday);
H1 6182/FN 202 JNB DAR
00h05 04h40 (Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday).
Flights currently operate on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
The Dar es SalaamJohannesburg
sector will
continue to operate on
those days but, from June
1, the Johannesburg-Dar es
Salaam flight will depart just
after midnight on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Check-in for these flights will
take place before midnight on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Richard Bodin, fastjet’s
chief commercial officer, said
the reason for the change
in schedule was to improve
connectivity with fastjet’s
other destinations in Tanzania.
“Passengers now have
the opportunity to fly to
Kilimanjaro, Mwanza and
Mbeya without having to
stop over in Dar es Salaam.
Fastjet has moved the DARJNB
flight to make room for
new destinations. The airline
is increasing the utilisation of
its aircraft [three A319s] and
therefore increasing the night
flying to accommodate,” says
Richard.
But the change in schedule
will be inconvenient for
travellers, says Rachael
Penaluna, business manager
of Sure Maritime Travel.
“Passengers arriving in Dar
es Salaam at 04h40 in the
morning will have a long wait
to connect and will have to
book and pay for a hotel room
from the night before to check
in that early.
“The Tanzanite lounge is a
departure lounge airside, so
passengers arriving cannot
use this facility.”
She adds that SAA offers
a better schedule on the
route with flights arriving at
13h55 and 18h50 every day
of the week.
Fastjet’s new schedule
is already available via the
fastjet website and call
centre. When booking in the
GDS, agents should note that
fastjet is represented by Hahn
Air’s H1 flight code but, within
the airport environment as
well as on all tickets, fastjet’s
FN code is displayed.
