Responding to a high passenger demand, Fastjet will increasee the number of flights on its route from Harare to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania starting September 13, 2015.

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Previously Fastjet had flights four times a week. Now, the airline will offer daily flights on its route from Harare International Airport to Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport. This addition will provide Zimbabweans with increased and more convenient travel options at affordable fares. 

The expanded schedule will see approximately 1 000 extra seats each week added to the flights between the two cities. Fares start from as little as US$50 one-way, excluding airport and government taxes.

“We have always promised to increase the frequency on our routes between Harare and Dar es Salaam as and when our customers demand it,” says the Chief Commercial Officer of Fastjet, Richard Bodin.  

“The increased daily frequencies emphasize our commitment to growing our flight schedule in Zimbabwe, making air travel easy, safe and affordable,” Bodin added.

Fastjet’s announcement of its new daily frequency to Dar es Salaam follows the airline’s announcement that it is in the final stages of its application to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe for an Air Operating Certificate (AOC) for Fastjet Zimbabwe. 

Once issued, domestic Fastjet flights can commence in Zimbabwe.

“We really are thrilled at the positive reception that Fastjet has enjoyed in Zimbabwe,” said Bodin. “With our low-cost fares, Fastjet is making air travel more accessible than ever before for Zimbabweans, with many of our passengers being first-time flyers who would otherwise not have been able to afford to travel by air.”

The company recently concluded a recruitment drive in order to provide employment opportunities for Zimbabwean people, including pilots, crew, sales and customer support staff. The company expects to employ a similar level of staff as it has for Fastjet in Tanzania, which employs nearly 170 people directly involved with the airline, with hundreds more working in secondary services supporting it.

Proposed key domestic routes that could be served with this aircraft by Fastjet Zimbabwe are between Harare, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo. They also intend to establish international routes to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban in South Africa, Nairobi in Kenya, and Lusaka in Zambia.