Low-cost Africa flights on sale today
Fastjet, the first pan-African low-cost airline, which is backed by easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has started selling tickets on its inaugural flight.
It announced today that it will start flights between Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam and Mwanza on November 29, with tickets from $20 one-way, excluding taxes. Flights will operate from Fastjet’s first base at Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere International Airport.
Further routes, both domestic and to other East African destinations, will be added in the coming weeks, it said.
Chief executive Ed Winter said: "This is a historical moment for aviation in Tanzania, and indeed in Africa. Air travel is no longer an exclusive option for a small minority in Tanzania.
"Fastjet will make flying an affordable option for more Tanzanians than ever before, bringing new opportunities for trade, leisure trips, and family visits. We are grateful to our partners in Tanzania for their support to date, and we look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with the people of Tanzania."
Tickets can be purchased through travel agents and fastjet’s own sales desk, call centre and offices. Fastjet’s new web site www.fastjet.com will launch next week providing information on routes and fare schedules.
The site will also soon allow tickets to be bought using credit/debit cards, as well as by mobile phone.
Fastjet, which has taken over established African airline Fly540, has three Airbus A319s. They are in the process of being repainted with the new fastjet livery.
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