Zimbabwe’s Fastjet to start flights between Harare and Bulawayo
Harare — Low-cost carrier Fastjet announced on Wednesday that it would begin daily flights between Harare, the Zimbabwe capital and Bulawayo, the second largest city, from July 20. The move is expected to end the monopoly currently enjoyed by national carrier, Air Zimbabwe, which operates two daily flights between the two cities. Fastjet’s entry into the Harare-Bulawayo route will gnaw at the troubled national airline, which is already hard-hit by increased competition from foreign airlines, debt of $300m, a staff exodus, and is hamstrung by aged aircraft."Fastjet has been pursuing this route designation for several years," said Fastjet CEO Nico Bezuidenhout. "We are delighted to see that positive changes in the Zimbabwean environment made this development possible, enabling low-fare connectivity between more domestic destinations."The other domestic route on which Fastjet operates is Harare-Victoria Falls, operating two flights daily between the capital and the tourist town.Since...
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