Fastjet Zimbabwe

Fastjet Zimbabwe
IATA ICAO Call sign
FN FJW ZIMBIRD
Founded2015
Commenced operations28 October 2015
Operating basesHarare International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations5
Parent companyFastjet Plc
Websitewww.fastjet.com/zw/en

Fastjet Zimbabwe Limited, also known and styled as fastjet Zimbabwe,[1] is a low-cost and IOSA Registered airline that has been incorporated to operate flights under the fastjet brand in Zimbabwe. It is the second locally incorporated airline to operate under the fastjet brand, following the example of Fastjet Tanzania.[1]

History

Fastjet's first flights to Zimbabwe were operated by Fastjet Tanzania, between Harare International Airport and Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere International Airport, and commenced in August 2014.

Fastjet announced on 25 March 2015 that it had received an Air Service Permit (ASP)[2] from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development of the Government of Zimbabwe, responsible for administering the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Fastjet then obtained an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 6 October 2015,[1] and announced its plans to launch fastjet Zimbabwe, with initial flights between its base at Harare International Airport and Victoria Falls. Flights were planned to expand to other destinations, including domestically to Bulawayo and then internationally.[3]

On 18 January 2016, Fastjet Zimbabwe declared its first international route between Harare and Johannesburg, to be served daily from 1 February 2016.[4]

As part of the Stabilisation Plan of Fastjet plc from August 2016,[5] which included a move to smaller aircraft across the Group, the single Airbus A319 based in Zimbabwe was replaced by (at first) one Embraer E145 aircraft.[5] A second E145 was utilised from July 2017, with an increase in the number of routes and flights.[6]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

Fastjet Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean-registered company that is 49% owned by Fastjet Plc. Fastjet Zimbabwe has a local board of directors, and meets all the required nationality standards under which it can be named by the Zimbabwean CAA as a designated airline to fly to other countries under the usual bilateral air services agreements.[1][7]

Fastjet Zimbabwe began operating in October 2015. Financial results are fully incorporated in the Fastjet Limited group accounts, but information has usually also been made available for the Fastjet Zimbabwe operation (as at period ending 31 December):

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Turnover (US$ m) 0.3 9.4 12.9 26.0 25.2 11.8 22.6
Profit after tax (US$ m) −4.0 −14.5 −7.1 −12.7 −1.7 −4.4 −4.3
Number of employees n/a* 54 81 83 87
Number of passengers (scheduled)(000s) 3 n/a* n/a* 182 172 064 153
Passenger load factor (scheduled)(%) n/a* 52 68 77 65 61 64
Number of aircraft (at year end) 1 1 2 4 4
Notes/sources Oct.-Dec.
[8] 		[5] [9] [10] [10] [11] [11]
Note: *Some figures were only published at Group level.

Head office

Fastjet Zimbabwe maintains its head office in Harare; the registered office is Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport, Harare.[5]

Destinations

A fastjet Zimbabwe Embraer 145 at O. R. Tambo International Airport

As of April 2023, Fastjet Zimbabwe serves the following destinations:[12]

Country City Airport
South Africa Mbombela (Nelspruit) Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
South Africa Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport
Zimbabwe Bulawayo Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Zimbabwe Harare Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

The Fastjet Zimbabwe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2023:[13]

Fastjet Zimbabwe fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer ERJ 145 5 – 50
Total 5 2

Historical fleet

Fastjet Zimbabwe initially operated an Airbus A319-100 aircraft.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "fastjet granted Air Operator Certificate in Zimbabwe". London Stock Exchange RNS. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ "fastjet announces Zimbabwe Air Service Permit granted". Fastjet. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "fastjet to launch flights to Vic Falls, Bulawayo". The Herald, Zimbabwe. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Fastjet launches Harare-Joburg flight". The Zimbabwe Independent. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2016" (PDF). Fastjet plc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Fastjet bulks up current Zimbabwean capacity by 100 percent due to demand". Independent Online. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ "fastjet Zimbabwe launches recruitment drive". Africa Business Communities. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2015" (PDF). Fastjet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017" (PDF). Fastjet. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019" (PDF). Fastjet. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021" (PDF). Fastjet. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Where we fly: Our route map". Fastjet. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Fastjet Zimbabwe wet-leases E120s for new domestic routes". ch-aviation. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Fastjet Zimbabwe takes delivery of first A319-100". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  15. ^ "FastJet Zimbabwe A319 roars into Harare; Zambia venture to follow". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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