01 #nameourplane Following the reconfiguration and transition of the Delta aircraft to a fastjet-branded aircraft, we set up a campaign to search for a new name, using the hashtag #nameourplane. The runners-up were Kilimanjaro and Nelson Mandela but the overall winner was Kasuku, the Swahili name for the grey parrot, fastjet’s company mascot. And following the successful renaming of the aircraft, we introduced the hashtag #fastKasuku asking flyers and budding photographers to post their fastjet photos on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. We love admiring and sharing your images of the fleet flying overhead.
SPOTLIGHT ON TWO NEW ROUTES Greater connection for Kilimanjaro: fastjet’s exciting network continues to grow with two new routes. The first FN0131 from Kilimanjaro to Mwanza took place on Monday 30 March. The second new route is Kilimanjaro to Entebbe. FN0207 took flight on Tuesday 31 March. Don’t forget to book your tickets.
DID YOU KNOW ?
The A319 aircraft can carry up to 16 tons. That’s equivalent to 8 adult rhinoceros.
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02 Welcome to our female pilot We are proud to welcome Nele De Groote to our team to take over the role of Captain. Nele has followed in the footsteps of Ann-Marie Lewis. fastjet wishes Nele well in joining our team and we look forward to welcoming many more female colleagues to the flight-deck.
03 New route configuration
From 1 February, passengers flying from Jo’burg to Dar are allowed a maximum of 7 kg of hand luggage.
04 The sounds of Scotland fly to Tanzania fastjet were recently accompanied on board the Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam flight by two champion musicians from a traditional Scottish pipe band in South Africa. They joined us to play at some of Tanzania’s local charity fundraising events, as well as celebrating the traditional Scottish Burns Night. Piper Jonathan Visser and drummer Nick Schmidt are from the Transvaal Scottish Pipe Band, part of a vibrant network of traditional music groups established by Scottish expat communities in South Africa.
We have combined two routes, and now fly Dar es Salaam-Lusaka-Harare-Dar es Salaam. We have introduced this option as it allows us to maintain our three-times-a-week frequency on both routes. This also increases the chance of adding more frequencies to these destinations in the future.
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