FASTJET LAUNCH IN TANZANIA FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TODAY

From Thursday fastjet will operate twice daily flights on its first two routes, Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, both popular domestic destinations. Tickets went on sale two weeks ago and fastjet has recorded strong demand; outstripping its initial expectations. 

Average fares are expected to be $80 but now start from as low as US$20 one-way (excluding taxes and charges) for customers who book early. Representing the Tanzanian ministry of transport, deputy minister Charles Tizeba was present at the launch and welcomed fastjet’s entry to Tanzania; demonstrating the government’s support for the new airline.

Speaking today in Dar es Salaam, fastjet chief executive Ed Winter said: “Today is an incredibly exciting day not just for fastjet, but for Tanzania and Africa as a whole. “For years, the African aviation-market has been significantly underserved, lagging a very long way behind the rest of the world. 

“GDP growth is fuelling a real increase in disposable incomes and consumer spending and although this is accompanied with a growing demand for travel, the African people just haven’t had a reliable and affordable air travel option available to them.

“fastjet will now serve to fill that gap and we look forward to bringing the people of Tanzania and indeed the whole continent the first pan African low cost, point-to-point, all jet airline, operating to international standards of safety and quality.”

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Kwanza kabla sijawa so exited na hii habari naomba kuuliza nani atakua anaoporeti hizi fastjet? maana leo tu nimepata habari ndege ya Air Tanzania iliokua inatoka msumbiji imebidi itue njiani kwenye airport ya mtwara maana matairi yaligoma kufunguka so ikatua Mtwara huku inatambaaa, nimecheka kidogo nivunjike mbavu, sio km nacheka ni jambo zuri, but nasikitika kwanini tunashindwa kuhandle hata vitu vidogo km hivi,? ndege hizi za ATC zilifungiwa muda mrefu tu, na juzi juzi tu zimeanza kazi inakuaje bado zinaleta mushkeri? mmh sasa fastjet ndio balaa kabisa i hope itakua chini ya hao hao walioileta , sitaki kushushwa angani kuambiwa kusukuma ndege imegoma kwenda lolest

Otherwise HONGERA SANA kwa waliokuja na wazo hilo na nawaombea kazi njema na fastjet yenu...

Source: Travel News.com