With the first of its fleet of Airbus A319s having now having arrived in the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam, nascent low-cost carrier fastjet (FN) has been granted full approval to operate the aircraft by the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA). Its team of 35 pilots, 65 cabin crew and 7 maintenance specialists on the ground actively preparing for launch, the carrier has outlined its regional expansion plans as demand for its flights has totalled to more than 8'000 bookings in their first week on sale.  |
| fastjet's A319 in Dar es Salaam |
fastjet is scheduled to start
operation on 29 November 2012, with 2 daily flights each between Dar es
Salaam – Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam – Mwanza. The other two fastjet-branded A319s are planned to arrive early next
week in time for the airline’s first flight.
It should be noted that, whilst these new routes are scheduled to start 29 November 2012, it is unlikely they will be launched on this date, as reservations are currently not available on the airline’s website.
fastjet (FN): Dar es Salaam – Entebbe, Uganda
- 1x daily
- FN141 DAR2025 – 2205EBB 319 D
- FN142 EBB2250 – 0330+1DAR 319 D
Dar es Salaam – Mombasa, Kenya
- Up to 2x daily
- FN131 DAR0830 – 0925MBA 319 | 123456
- FN133 DAR1010 – 1105MBA 319 D
- FN132 MBA1650 – 1745DAR 319 | 123456
- FN134 MBA1830 – 1925DAR 319 D
Dar es Salaam – Nairobi, Kenya
- Up to 4x daily
- FN101 DAR0630 – 0745NBO 319 | 123457
- FN105 DAR1015 – 1130NBO 319 D
- FN103 DAR1445 – 1600NBO 319 D
- FN107 DAR1645 – 1800NBO 319 D
- FN102 NBO0815 – 0930DAR 319 | 123457
- FN106 NBO1230 – 1345DAR 319 D
- FN104 NBO2010 – 2125DAR 319 D
- FN108 NBO2210 – 2325DAR 319 D
Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar
- 6x weekly
- FN120 DAR0830 – 0945ZNZ 319 | 123457
- FN121 ZNZ1030 – 1145DAR 319 | 123457