Fastjet flight aborts Jo’burg flight soon after de...

Fastjet flight aborts Jo’burg flight soon after departing

Philemon Jambaya

A fastjet flight, which was scheduled for Johannesburg from Harare developed a mid-air scare, sources on board told Zim Now yesterday.

The flight returned to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport and all passengers were deplaned.

Sources on board believe that the flight developed a technical fault and the crew had to say one of them was not feeling well.

However, in a statement which Zim Now gleaned, fastjet confirmed that they returned back to RGM International Airport but the statement has no letterhead.

*09 February 2023, fastjet

“… today confirmed that Flight FN8339, a scheduled flight from Harare to Johannesburg returned to Harare shortly after departing due to a member of the flight crew becoming unwell.

“We confirm that the safety of the flight, passengers and crew was not compromised.

“All passengers on board were deplaned on arrival, whilst we activated the required medical assistance for the unwell flight crew member.

“We apologise to all our customers affected by the subsequent changes implemented to recover the remaining flight schedule for the day,” reads part of the statement.