MOZAMBIQUE’S NATIONAL AIRLINE LAM SIGNS CODE SHARE DEAL WITH PRIVATE AIRLINE FASTJET
(Posted 27th April 2019)
Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, in short called LAM and Fastjet (Mozambique) have now signed a full code share agreement.
The agreement is intended to strengthen the Airlines respective route networks, to facilitate commercial sales and to improve passenger convenience in flight schedules, and follows the relationship announced by the two carriers in March 2018.
Under this agreement Fastjet and LAM will sell seats on each other’s flights between Maputo, Beira, Tete and Quelimane, using their respective airline codes. The codeshare relationship will be initiated on the Maputo – Beira & Maputo – Quelimane routes effective 18th of April 2019, soon to be followed by the Maputo – Tete route.
“The codeshare agreement will provide customers with flexibility and convenience when flying between these major cities. It will provide both leisure and business travellers with more choices and ease of connections for a more convenient travel experience” said Nico Bezuidenhout, Group Chief Executive Officer for Fastjet. João Carlos Pó Jorge, LAM Managing Director, added “The partnership with Fastjet Mozambique allows LAM and Fastjet passengers more flexibility when scheduling and re-scheduling their flights. More options will be at the reach of our passengers, while they carry a LAM ticket. With the code share, to destinations where we have a single daily frequency, our passengers may enjoy the option of flying in and out in the same day‘.
After Fastjet’s withdrawal from Tanzania, its erstwhile operating arena – as a result of the negativity experienced with aviation regulators and government at large – is the airline presently operating services within Zimbabwe, from Zimbabwe to South Africa and as of last year also within Mozambique. Operations in South Africa are expected to launch in 2020 despite a major loss incurred during the 2018 financial year.
