Fastjet, the Africa’s low cost airline serving Tanzania will extend its network to Nairobi, Kenya this year, to add number of regional routes to three. According to chief executive Ed Winter, the flights to Kenya from Tanzania will take off this year after long negotiations. The airline believes that by establishing cheap, regular and reliable services, it will surely stimulate Africa’s aviation market, lowering cost for customers and creating the connectivity that the continent needs.
He further added that Fastjet currently operates from a base in Tanzania, but will also establish a registered company in Zambia this year, allowing it to create a network of domestic flights within the landlocked southern African country. Fastjet hopes to become the first continent-wide budget airline using Tanzania as a springboard into the continent in the same way the easyJet used the UK to launch across Europe in 1990s.
The airline plans to create bases in countries other than Zambia and Tanzania and is eyeing operations to Angola and Kenya -potentially using the Fly540 brand it acquired from Lonrho. The group registered 20 percent growth in revenues for December compared to previous month due to its stabilized Tanzanian operations.
He further added that Fastjet currently operates from a base in Tanzania, but will also establish a registered company in Zambia this year, allowing it to create a network of domestic flights within the landlocked southern African country. Fastjet hopes to become the first continent-wide budget airline using Tanzania as a springboard into the continent in the same way the easyJet used the UK to launch across Europe in 1990s.
The airline plans to create bases in countries other than Zambia and Tanzania and is eyeing operations to Angola and Kenya -potentially using the Fly540 brand it acquired from Lonrho. The group registered 20 percent growth in revenues for December compared to previous month due to its stabilized Tanzanian operations.
