FASTJET CELEBRATES 6 YEARS IN TANZANIA BY CONDUCTING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH TANZANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION IN BUTIAMA

Fastjet Communication manager Lucy Mbogoro ( in yellow t-shirt) and pilot with members of Tanzania Dental association - TDA while traveling to Mara Region for free dental health treatment to patients in Butiama. Fastjet provided free air travel services for Dentists as part of celebrations to mark six years of provision of air services in Tanzania.

6th December 2018, Dar es salaam. Tanzania’s airline for everyone and a multiple award winner, is happy to sponsor flights to Tanzania Dental Association for the fourth year to more than 20 doctors and Hon. Ummy Mwalimu (MP) who is a Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly & Children, to conduct Oral Health Charity Activities to hundreds of people in Butiama during the 33rd Tanzania Dental Association Scientific Conference.

As part of our CSR, fastjet is glad to be able to give back to the community as it Celebrates 6 years of flying in Tanzania skies. Mr. Lawrence Masha, fastjet Chairman said “It is such an honor to be able to touch children lives and their communities at large by being able to fly doctors who are experts from Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es salaam to Mwanza to provide dental health care to children as well as other people who cannot afford to travel to Dar es salaam for treatment”

Fastjet continues to keep their promise to customers by continuing giving them the best services and affordable fares. “Recently we introduced our new product whereby all passengers flying with fastjet are now getting free refreshments onboard together with 23kg check in bag and 7kg carry-on bag.” said Mr. Masha

We have achieved a remarkable average of 90% on-time performance in Tanzania during 2018. Mr. Masha Added “As we Celebrate 6thyears of fastjet, our objective is to deliver consistent on-time departures for our passengers as part of our overall improved customer service strategy.” Fastjet flies between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Lusaka and Harare with a jet engine aircraft.

About fastjet

fastjet is a multi-award winning (including Skytrax World Airline Awards Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa 2017 and Leading African Low-Cost Carrier, World Travel Awards 2016 and 2017) Affordable African airline for everyone that began flight operations in Tanzania in November 2012, flying Guests from Dar es Salaam to just two domestic destinations - Kilimanjaro and Mwanza. Today, fastjet’s route network includes Tanzanian domestic routes from its Dar es Salaam base to Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, and Mwanza with international routes to Lusaka in Zambia and Harare in Zimbabwe. The airline also began branded domestic flights in Mozambique between Maputo and Beira, Nampula and Tete on 3 November 2017 and celebrated its second year of operations in Zimbabwe in the same year. In Zimbabwe, the carrier operates between Harare and Victoria Falls, and from Harare and Victoria Falls to Johannesburg in South Africa. The airline has flown over 3 million passengers with an impressive aggregate on-time performance, establishing itself as a punctual, reliable, and affordable low-cost carrier.

For further information please contact:

Lucy.mbogoro@fastjet.co.tz

Tel: 0713 843975