ZIMBABWE, BULAWAYO | Fastjet Zimbabwe, the award-winning airline of choice has today Friday 13 September 2024 announced the additional flight frequency from Zimbabwe’s manufacturing hub of Bulawayo to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
The new additional scheduled service will operate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Fastjet will operate the flights using the airline’s 50-seater Embraer ERJ145 aircraft, known for offering customers comfortable seating and legroom. The new flight timings effective Friday the 1st of November 2024 will provide customers with seamless connections from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
Fastjet Zimbabwe Spokesperson Nunurai Ndawana commented, “Bulawayo as the industrial and cultural hub of Zimbabwe remains our priority destination. In July of this year, we doubled our weekend offering between Bulawayo and Harare to two daily flights on Saturday and Sunday. Similarly, increasing flight options to Johannesburg will provide the market with flexible air connectivity options from Bulawayo to Johannesburg and Harare and support the economic development in the region.
“Our commitment to the city of Bulawayo is demonstrated by the additional services we continue to offer. As we enter the peak festive season, this midday service allows customers to travel between Bulawayo and Johannesburg and seamlessly connect to international flights. Adding to that, this service is designed to better serve and address the travel needs of the Bulawayo community” said Vivian Ruwuya, the Chief Commercial Officer of Fastjet Zimbabwe.
“Bulawayo continues to play a significant role in the economic and tourism landscape of Southern Africa. As fastjet we are delighted to contribute to the growth of the City of Kings and Queens through the provision of scheduled flights to Johannesburg from Bulawayo”, concluded Vivian Ruwuya, Chief Commercial Officer of Fastjet Zimbabwe.
Additional schedule between Johannesburg (JNB) and Bulawayo (BUQ)
Beginning 01 November 2024
| JNB-BUQ Flight FN8668 | BUQ-JNB Flight FN8667 |
| Fri, Sat, Sun 11:10 – 12:30 | Fri, Sat, Sun 13:00 – 14:20 |
Fastjet offers flexible booking change options and generous free baggage allowances across its network of flights. The lowest fares can be found on their website www.fastjet.com.
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ABOUT FASTJET
Fastjet is a multi-award-winning African airline that began flight operations in 2012. Today, Fastjet connects three major cities in Zimbabwe by flying between Harare & Victoria Falls, as well as between Harare & Bulawayo. In addition, the airline offers international flights from Harare, Bulawayo & Victoria Falls to Johannesburg in South Africa and from Victoria Falls to Mbombela (Kruger) Nelspruit Mpumalanga in South Africa. Its awards include World Travel Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2020, 2021 and 2022, Skytrax World Airline Awards in 2017 and 2019, and in the top ten finalists for 2021, 2022 and 2023. Since commencing operations, fastjet has flown over 4 million passengers and has established itself as a reliable African airline brand, with a range of value-added products and services. As part of the airline’s commitment to offering choice, flexibility and value, customers benefit from generous free baggage allowances, flexible change options, multiple payment channels, airport lounge access on select routes, and ancillary services such as car hire.
