FASTJET JUST SHORT OF 60.000 PASSENGERS FOR OCTOBER
(Posted 06th November 2014)
Year on year did Fastjet’s traffic grow by 77 percent, when comparing October 2014 with October 2013, whith real numbers rising from last year’s 33.757 to 59.830. This translates into a loadfactor of 74 percent compared to the 70 percent loadfactor a year ago, but with substantially more routes of course.
| Month ending | October 2014 | October 2013 | Change |
| Passengers Note 1 | 59,830 | 33,757 | 77% |
| Load Factor Note 2 | 74% | 70% | +4pp |
| Rolling 12 months ending | October 2014 | October 2013 | Change |
| Passengers Note 1 | 539,205 | 326,135 | 65% |
Notes:
1. "Passengers" are sold seats flown, excluding infants. Fastjet bookings are generally non-refundable.
2. "Load Factor" is the number of ‘passengers" as a percentage of the number of available seats flown.
3. "on time" – arrival earlier than or within 15 minutes of schedule
Fastjet’s CEO Ed Winter, when presenting these figures earlier in the week, had this to say: ‘I am delighted to see such strong total passenger numbers and high load factor for what is traditionally a low travel month. Passenger numbers grew month on month as we added additional flights to Entebbe and recorded strong passenger increases on our flights to Harare’.
According to Fastjet’s PSA in Uganda, Simba Travelcare, have the now four flights a week between Entebbe and Dar es Salaam been taken up well by the market with many passengers relieved to have once again nonstop flights between the two airports. For more details about Fastjet’s schedules, destinations, fares and special deals click on www.fastjet.com
