Tanzania’s LCC Fastjet yesterday announced the introduction of a
special fare for the South African market which will allow travel agents
to package holidays to Tanzania’s national parks and beaches.
The newly launched fares are valid for 12 months and are not
dependent on booking class availability as is otherwise the case, giving
tour operators the ability to create, price and market cost effective
Tanzanian travel packages well in advance.
The fares also include one item of checked luggage per passenger, a
benefit not otherwise available to regular passengers of the airline.
Access to the special fare comes through a new dedicated Fastjet agent
booking portal via www.fastjet.com/za.
This portal allows tour operators to check availability, plan
itineraries, make and manage bookings and complete all general
administration processes relating to their clients’ flights.
‘Tanzania offers a diverse range of destinations and
activities, from the imposing majesty of Kilimanjaro to the vast
savannahs that are home to Africa’s most prolific wildlife – not to
mention the magnificent beaches and cultural experiences offered by
Zanzibar’ said Richard Bodin, Chief Commercial Officer of Fastjet when launching the new service before adding: ‘South
African tour operators can now create cost effective packages that
include some or all of these remarkable destinations, without being held
hostage to exorbitant and highly fluctuating fares charged by the
competition on the Johannesburg-Dar es Salaam route’.
Fastjet operates internationally from Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg
and Lusaka besides offering domestic flights within Tanzania from Dar es
Salaam to Mwanza, Kilimanjaro and Mbeya.
Tour operators can access the details of the new booking portal by writing to justin.glanville@fastjet.com
Other fares with Fastjet can also be accessed through all main Global
Distribution Systems (GDS) under Marketing Code H1 and Operations Code
FN, via Fastjet’s public website (www.fastjet.com/za) or through its South African call centre.
Safari and tour operators in Tanzania have welcomed the news as it
will very likely further strengthen their ties with South Africa, which
has over the past years emerged as a leading tourist source country for
Tanzania, of course aided by the waving of Visa requirements for South
African citizens when entering the country. This latest move by Fastjet
is bound to further impact positively on the airline’s market share on
the route where it competes head on with South African Airways, which
saw their extraordinarily high yields on flights between Johannesburg
and Dar es Salaam shrink considerably since the launch of Fastjet
flights on the route.
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