FASTJET SIGNS DEAL WITH EMIRATES
(Posted 08th October 2015)
In breaking news can it now be revealed that Fastjet and Emirates have signed an extensive cooperation deal, which while not exactly an interline agreement still provides for the mighty Gulf giant to sell Fastjet’s tickets on routes beyond Emirates’ destinations in Eastern and Southern Africa to where Fastjet also flies.
Included in the deal is the uplift of baggage though the specifications for that contractual element, if it will include the internationally used 2×23 KG’s for economy class ticket holders, 2×32 KG’s for business class ticket holders and 2×40 KG’s for first class ticket holders, is still to be confirmed.
Passengers booking their travel with Emirates to for instance Dar es Salaam can from today onwards fly with Fastjet to Kilimanjaro, Mwanza or Mbeya on the domestic network, making this arrangement mutually beneficial for both carriers. In Zimbabwe, when flights are launched on the 28th of October will Victoria Falls be within reach for travelers booked on Emirates, as Fastjet then connects the capital Harare three times a week with the arguably most famous destination, the might waterfalls of the Zambezi River, shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
It is understood that the deal will extend to Zambia too when Fastjet commences operations out of Lusaka, expected to happen in December this year.
This milestone agreement validates Fastjet’s efforts over the past two years to position itself as a safe and reliable airline meeting the standards Emirates no doubt applies before selecting partners for such close up cooperation.
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