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Johannesburg – Fastjet announced that it carried a total of 33 300 passengers in Tanzania in November, achieving an average load factor of 72%.
Capacity decreased slightly from October due to temporary night-land restrictions at the Mwanza airport.
The company said punctuality remained excellent with 98% of flights operating on time.
Ed Winter, interim chairperson and chief executive officer of fastjet, said: "We’ve achieved an average load factor of 72% across the network in November, a traditionally weak month with travel down ahead of the festive season.
"Our newly-launched Dar es Salaam - Mbeya route continues to prove extremely popular to the point that we have increased frequency to a flight every day from 16 December.
Plan ahead
“Additionally, flights are now on sale for our second international route, Dar es Salaam to Lusaka, which is planned to launch on 1 February 2014. This route will link two strong commercial hubs - indeed, the port in Dar es Salaam is Zambia's closest sea port.
"On 29 November we celebrated the first anniversary of our inaugural flight.
“Over the past 12 months we have established a reputation for reliability and punctuality unprecedented in African aviation, giving our customers the confidence to plan ahead and book seats early,” Winter said.
“Our brand is now one of the best known in Tanzania and is becoming increasingly recognised throughout Africa.
"To date, we have carried over 350 000 passengers with an average load factor of 73% on each flight and 11% of our customers paying only $20 plus tax for their flight.“
Capacity decreased slightly from October due to temporary night-land restrictions at the Mwanza airport.
The company said punctuality remained excellent with 98% of flights operating on time.
Ed Winter, interim chairperson and chief executive officer of fastjet, said: "We’ve achieved an average load factor of 72% across the network in November, a traditionally weak month with travel down ahead of the festive season.
"Our newly-launched Dar es Salaam - Mbeya route continues to prove extremely popular to the point that we have increased frequency to a flight every day from 16 December.
Plan ahead
“Additionally, flights are now on sale for our second international route, Dar es Salaam to Lusaka, which is planned to launch on 1 February 2014. This route will link two strong commercial hubs - indeed, the port in Dar es Salaam is Zambia's closest sea port.
"On 29 November we celebrated the first anniversary of our inaugural flight.
“Over the past 12 months we have established a reputation for reliability and punctuality unprecedented in African aviation, giving our customers the confidence to plan ahead and book seats early,” Winter said.
“Our brand is now one of the best known in Tanzania and is becoming increasingly recognised throughout Africa.
"To date, we have carried over 350 000 passengers with an average load factor of 73% on each flight and 11% of our customers paying only $20 plus tax for their flight.“
