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African budget airline FastJet makes its debut

November 30, 2012 By Budget Airline News

African budget airline FastJet made its debut on November 29, 2012 with flights in Tanzania. The airline’s maiden flights were from the capital Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kilimanjaro.

FastJet will operate two daily flights on each route using A319 aircraft. One-way fares are as low as $20 USD plus taxes.

Commenting on FastJet’s debut, chief commercial officer Richard Bodin said: “Today’s flights to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza mark the start of a new, revolutionary, smart way to travel for African people, and our first steps towards becoming a low cost, reliable pan-African airline.”

FastJet plans to open a second base in Nairobi, Kenya in early 2013 and then expand to Accra, Ghana and Luanda, Angola.

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Fastjet scheduled to launch on November 29

November 14, 2012 By Budget Airline News

New African budget airline Fastjet is scheduled to begin operations on November 29, 2012. Its initial routes will be from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to Kilimanjaro and  Mwanza.

The initial schedule for the two routes will be 2 round-trip flights per day. Online booking is available at www.fastjet.com and one-way fares start from TSH 32,000 ($20 USD) plus taxes.

Fastjet also plans to add routes to Mombasa, Entebbe, Nairobi, and Zanzibar in the coming months.

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FastJet will establish a base in Tanzania

September 19, 2012 By Budget Airline News

FastJet, the up-coming African budget airline, has announced that its first base will be located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Flights are anticipated to begin as soon as November 2012.

FastJet CEO Ed Winter said: “Our initial focus will be on East Africa with the airline’s first base at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where the A319 aircraft has already been approved by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. This will be followed by a second base in Nairobi, Kenya, once the A319 is approved there. We look forward to bringing a great, reliable and affordable service to the people of East Africa.”

After establishing itself in East Africa, FastJet plans to expand to  Ghana and Angola.

FastJet is backed by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of European low-cost airline EasyJet.

 

 

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Africa’s FastJet aiming to launch in October 2012

July 19, 2012 By Budget Airline News

FastJet, the up-coming African budget airline, will take possession of leased Airbus A319 aircraft in September 2012 and aim for a October 2012 launch date. FastJet aims to expand its fleet to five aircraft within six months of its launch and up to 15 aircraft within the first year of operations.

FastJet will be Africa’s first true low-cost airline and is backed by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of Europe’s EasyJet. It will initially serve  Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola.

 

 

 

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New African budget airline Fastjet will absorb Fly540

June 21, 2012 By Budget Airline News

New details have emerged about FastJet, a proposed low-cost airline that will serve Africa.

FastJet, which is backed by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou of EasyJet fame, will initially acquire the African airline Fly540 and restructure it as a low-cost carrier.

An statement from Rubicon, the British investment firm that has purchased Fly540, read: “The combined talents of Rubicon’s management team and our partners from Lonrho and Sir Stelios’ easyGroup will transform Fly540, already a growing and successful business, into Fastjet, a low cost, point-to-point, no frills all jet airline for Africa.”

FastJet will serve Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and Angola with a one-way flight between two countries expected to be around $70-80. These countries have a combined population over 100 million, and Fastjet aims to carry more than 12 million passengers per year by providing affordable fares to middle-class families.

While FastJet is still in early stages of development, they hope to be flying by the end of 2012.

The official statement continued: “Plans for the launch of ‘Fastjet’ are underway but not yet finalised and the introduction of an appropriate fleet of modern jet aircraft may require the raising of additional funding”.

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FastJet budget airline proposed to serve Africa

December 7, 2011 By Budget Airline News

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of European budget airline EasyJet, has announced plans to base his new low-cost carrier called FastJet in Africa.

“I am looking forward to being part of this new venture to bring low cost air travel to the people of Africa,” said Stelios.  “Africa must now represent the final frontier of this aviation revolution which started in the US in the 70s and which I was proud to have led in Europe in the 90s.”

Stelios has signed a deal with investment company Rubicon to develop a budget airline in Africa. If the feasibility study proves successful, the airline will be launched under the Fastjet brand.  Rubicon says that Stelios and his easyGroup management team will bring “significant airline experience” in the areas of operations, marketing, branding, IT, fleet selection and finance to the potential company.

A placeholder website has been set up at http://www.fastjet.com/ but no further details are currently available.

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