African carrier, fastjet, is looking at launching flights between Cape Town, South Africa, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Richard Bodin, fastjet’s coo, told eTNW the route was still in the early phases and flights would be launched in the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest, although a later date was foreseeable.
According to Richard, the airline’s routes from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe continue to see growth, especially its flights to Victoria Falls. The airline flies a double-daily service to Harare and to Victoria Falls three times a week. It also services Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar in Tanzania.
However, Richard pointed out that, despite strong passenger demand, a strong dollar has negatively affected the airline’s revenue. As a result, it had trimmed down frequencies on marginal routes and there would be little in the way of new routes until next year, said Richard. He added that there were other destinations the airline was contemplating for new routes, but declined to give details on these.
