Struggling airline Fastjet gets terms of loan extended
African airline Fastjet has struggled to secure cash through fundraising and equity refinancing to continue operations
Bengaluru — Cash-strapped low-cost African airline Fastjet said on Friday it had managed to extend the terms of a loan to March 31. In June 2018, Fastjet entered agreements with Annunaki Investments and SSCG Africa, following which the airline lent $5m from its Zimbabwe unit to Annunaki in return for a $2m loan to Fastjet from SSCG. The low-cost airline said on Friday that the loan amount from Fastjet Zimbabwe to Annunaki had increased from $5m to $7m, after certain currency devaluations. Fastjet has been facing a multitude of issues mainly relating to its cash balance and has struggled to secure cash through fundraising and equity refinancing to continue operations. It faced regulatory hurdles after Tanzanian aviation authorities warned of revoking the company's licence. This prompted Fastjet Airlines Tanzania, a separate entity from the parent, to cancel all flights for over a month in the country. In early December, Fastjet had warned it may have to go into administration, shut s...
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