Fastjet Zimbabwe Limited, known and styled as fastjet Zimbabwe, is an IOSA registered Zimbabwean airline that has been incorporated to operate flights under the

fastjet Fastjet Limited is an African airline that began flight operations in 2012. It is headquartered in Johannesburg and serves regional flights between South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. History Initial proposals In June 2012, to start ope ...

brand in Zimbabwe. It launched operations in October 2015 with flights from Harare to Victoria Falls, demonstrating its commitment to tourist development in the region.

History

Fastjet announced on 25 March 2015 that it had received an Air Service Permit (ASP) 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 An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial air transport purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and s ...

(AOC) on 6 October 2015, and announced its plans to launch fastjet Zimbabwe, with initial flights between its base at Harare International Airport and

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls (Lozi language, Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "Thundering Smoke/Smoke that Rises"; Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border betwe ...

. Flights were planned to expand to other destinations, including domestically to

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

and then internationally. On 18 January 2016, Fastjet Zimbabwe declared its first international route between

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

and

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

, to be served daily from 1 February 2016. As part of the Stabilisation Plan of Fastjet plc from August 2016, which included a move to smaller aircraft across the Group, the single Airbus A319 based in Zimbabwe was replaced by (at first) one Embraer ERJ145 aircraft. A second ERJ145 was utilised from July 2017, with an increase in the number of routes and flights.

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.

Business trends

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):

Head office

Fastjet Zimbabwe maintains its head office in Harare, Zimbabwe; the registered office is located at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport, domestic terminal building, Harare.

Destinations

File:Fastjet ERJ145.jpg, A fastjet ERJ145 parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport File:Tails, fastjet aircraft parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport.jpg, African Grey Parrot, fastjet mascot on the tail of an Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport File:ZFJF at FAOR.jpg, A fastjet Zimbabwe

Embraer 145 The Embraer ERJ family (for Embraer Regional Jet) are regional jets designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. The family includes the ERJ 135 (37 passengers), ERJ 140 (44 passengers), and ERJ 145 (50 passen ...

O. R. Tambo International Airport O. R. Tambo International Airport is an international airport serving the twin cities of Johannesburg and the main capital of South Africa, Pretoria. It is situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park, Gauteng. It serves as the primary air ...

As of April 2025, Fastjet Zimbabwe serves the following destinations:

Fleet

Current fleet

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

Historical fleet

Fastjet Zimbabwe initially operated an

Airbus A319-100 The Airbus A319 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The A319 carries 124 to 156 passengers and has a maximum range of . Final assem ...

aircraft.

References

External links

Official websitemobile
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