Harare added to new FlySafair route

Zim Now Writer

FlySafair has been granted the rights to operate routes between Johannesburg and Windhoek, Harare, and Zanzibar by the International Air Services Council after the airline submitted an application in late June of 2022.

The airline was also awarded five additional frequencies on its recently launched Mauritius route, meaning that the airline could potentially offer daily flights.

FlySafair Chief Marketing Officer, Kirby Gordon, revealed that once all permissions and logistical considerations have been resolved, the airline will be able to offer daily flights from Johannesburg to Windhoek and Harare from Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively.

“We are thrilled to have received this news, we’ve already begun laying the groundwork in several of our target countries and are in discussions with various parties including civil aviation authorities to

get these new routes up and running as soon as possible.

“Translating this existing chartered operation into a scheduled operation should be a fairly quick process allowing us to release schedules as early as Q2. It is always exciting introducing new routes.

“We look forward to offering our low fares to these additional routes, and to forging stronger links with our neighbours,” Gordon said.

The airline has added a number of new aircraft to its operating fleet over the past 10 months and hired new staff members to accommodate the growth the airline has been experiencing.

The airline is poised to add three aircraft to its schedule before the end of March and these will be used to operate the new routes.

Last year, FlySafair started flying to Zimbabwe for the first time, after approval to operate the Joburg-Vic Falls and Joburg-Bulawayo routes.