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fastjet trials domestic flights in Zimbabwe
28 Sep 2015 at 15:40hrs | Views
fastjet, buoyed by a 56% rise in booked flights during the half-year period to the end of June, is trialing flights in Zimbabwe and expects to launch flights from Harare to Victoria Falls in the next month.
The budget airline, which is focused on the African aviation scene, is nearing final licensing in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
"The plane is already here at Harare International Airport and fastjet will carry out trial flights with the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe to Victoria Falls and Bulawayo.
"We expect flights to start in the next month and for now these will be domestic flights because we first have to do local flights to satisfy and justify our capability before we move on to do international flights," said a source with knowledge of the developments.
fastjet is keen to introduce cheaper flights and views its competition as the buses that transport people to long distance destinations such as Harare to Victoria Falls. Its rivals on the Harare to Victoria Falls route will include Air Zimbabwe.
The budget airline, which is focused on the African aviation scene, is nearing final licensing in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
"We expect flights to start in the next month and for now these will be domestic flights because we first have to do local flights to satisfy and justify our capability before we move on to do international flights," said a source with knowledge of the developments.
fastjet is keen to introduce cheaper flights and views its competition as the buses that transport people to long distance destinations such as Harare to Victoria Falls. Its rivals on the Harare to Victoria Falls route will include Air Zimbabwe.
Source - fin24
