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FastJet
FastJet is a low cost airline that serves Africa and has plans to create Africa’s first pan continental airline. The fact that FastJet promotes a low cost airline means that they attempt to avoid the frills that you would usually pay for.
The aim of FastJet is to then give customers a low air fare that has pay as you travel extras. Passengers are then allowed the flexibility of only paying for additional services if that is what they need. These services can include refreshments and bags. Usually you pay for these services whether you intend to use them or not.
Generally speaking when there are low cost air fares like with FastJet people become dubious that the safety and the quality of the flights are compromised, but FastJet say that this is not the case. You still receive quality and reliability from their flights and services despite the low cost flights.
If you are looking at using FastJet flights then the booking process is quite simple. You are able to book flights with FastJet online, from a mobile device or at travel agents. All payment methods are supported by FastJet and the best fares are online.
The European counterpart of FastJet is EasyJet and as they provide short haul flights across Europe, FastJet aim for the same but over the African continent.
If you are looking at FastJet to serve your African travels then you need to know where it is that they fly to, so that you are able to go to the destination that you require and book a cheap flight for these with FastJet.
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The cities that FastJet fly to are:
- Cape Town
- Dar es Salaam
- Johannesburg (as from the 27th September 2013)
- Kigali
- Kilimanjaro
- Lusaka
- Mbeya
- Mwanza
- Zanzibar
At the current time the FastJet airline uses the Airbus A319 – 100.
As stated earlier you will need to pay for extras like bags. The flight cost that you see is just for the flight. You will then need to add on your taxes and if you are planning to take more than just a carryon bag then you will need to pay for this as well. However, even though that these things come as an extra cost FastJet is paving the way for a cheaper way to travel to areas within the African continent.
The idea behind FastJet can also then change the way that tourists are able to travel across the continent in that they will be able to safari in Kenya, gorilla trek in Uganda and lap up the beaches in Zanzibar all within the same holiday at a cheap cost to the tourists.
FastJet are also looking at expanding their destinations to include Indian Ocean resorts of Mombasa and Zanzibar as well as Entebbe and Kigali. FastJet is the pioneer in bringing Africans and also tourist’s cheaper and also reliable flights through Africa. It will then be able to get people to where they need and want to be on the continent faster than that of being in a coach for hours.
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