Fastjet announces service between Tanzania and Zimbabwe

African low-cost airline Fastjet (LON:FJET) is to launch a service between Tanzania and Zimbabwe in August.

This will be the third international route for the airline, and will run from Dar es Salaam to Harare. Fastjet already flies from Tanzania to Zambia and South Africa.

Tickets are already available for booking, with prices as low as US$50, excluding government charges and taxes. The first flight is scheduled for 5 August, and flights will operate on Tuesday and Saturday of each week.

“The people of Tanzania and Zimbabwe are crying out for a direct air link between the two countries and today’s news moves us one step closer to becoming the continent’s first truly pan-African carrier,” declared Ed Winter, interim executive chairman and chief executive of Fastjet.

“When we began low cost operations 18 months ago, we promised the people of Africa that we would democratise air travel across the continent and we are well on our way to achieving that. We now look forward to offering Fastjet’s service of affordable, high-quality air travel to the people of Zimbabwe,” he added.

Last week Fastjet was placed fifth in a league of the world’s cheapest airlines, the airline noted, and was the only African airline to feature in the listed top 25.