FastJet

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Organisation Type:: Low Cost
Country:: Kenya

Status update: “is attending World Routes 2013”

Facts (Overview)

Pan-African low-cost carrier which became operational from their first base at Julius Nyerere airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 29th November 2012.

FastJet Plc is the holding company for African airline Fly540, which operates from four bases in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana and Angola. Fly540 currently has 10 aircraft serving around 25 domestic and regional destinations, carrying approximately 750,000 passengers per year with a strong emphasis on safety, security and reliability.

Following an intensive consultancy assignment by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup focused on determining the feasibility of launching a European-style low-cost carrier in Africa, we are now preparing for the launch of FastJet, Africa’s first low-cost carrier, flying a modern fleet of jet aircraft based on the Fly540 platform of licences and routes.