Low-costModel
Now you can opt for low-cost air travel
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astjet has introduced an exciting – and low-cost – way of flying in Africa. This kind of air travel is already commonplace in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. But for Africa, and for many Africans, it is something completely new and different. fastjet’s new way of doing things may require some explanation for those long used to paying high all-inclusive prices for air travel within Africa. In essence, low-cost carriers such as fastjet let their customers decide how much they want to spend, with passengers paying only for the services they actually require rather than being charged for a range of items they may not wish to buy or use.
High cost These additional and unused services that add to the high cost of tickets may include frequent-flyer programmes, business class lounges and other facilities, seat allocation, in-flight entertainment, food and drink and non-carry-on baggage. Most importantly, the earlier a passenger buys his or her air ticket, the cheaper it will be. In this way, fastjet can offer one-way domestic ticket prices starting at just US$20 plus local taxes and changes. This can be less than the price of a bus ticket for the same journey. So if a passenger knows he or she needs to travel on a certain date in the future, then booking the flight
as soon as possible will result in big savings. On the other hand, leaving a booking until the last minute or just turning up at the airport will usually mean a much higher ticket price. Remember, as fastjet fills its flights, the cost of tickets rises incrementally from the entry-level price of US$20.
In essence, low-cost carriers such as fastjet let their customers decide how much they want to spend Then there is baggage. fastjet does not charge for carry-on items (up to a size limit of 56 x 45 x 25 cm), but it does charge for hold baggage. (See hold baggage allowance on the fastjet website.) If you want food or drinks on the flight, then fastjet will charge. So the secret is to book early and keep your checked-in luggage to a minimum.
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Sasa Unaweza kuchagua usafiri wa Anga wa Bei ya Chini Fastjet imezindua safari za bei ya chini hapa Afrika. Hii ni aina ya usafiri wa anga ambayo tayari imeshazoeleka kwa nchi za Ulaya, Mashariki ya kati, Amerika ya kaskazini na Asia. Lakini kwa Afrika na kwa waafrika ni kitu kipya na tofauti. Kwa watu ambao wamezoea kusafiri ndani ya Afrika kwa nauli kubwa wanaweza kuwa na maswali juu njia hii mpya ya fastjet. Kwa maana hiyo mashirika ya bei ya chini kama fastjet yanawapa wateja wake uamuzi juu ya kiasi gani wanataka kutumia, hii ikiwafanya abiria kulipia kile tu wanachotumia kuliko kutozwa kwa huduma ambazo hawatapendelea kununua au kutumia. Huduma hizi za ziada ambazo huwa hazitumiki huchangia kufanya tiketi kuwa na bei ghali. Huduma kama kuingiza mpango wa wasafiri wa mara kwa mara, migahawa ya madaraja ya biashara, na vitu vingine kama mipangilio ya siti, burudani ndani ya ndege pamoja na chakula,vinywaji na mizigo hufanya nauli kuwa kubwa. Lakini cha Muhimu zaidi ni kwamba jinsi mteja atakavyowahi kukata tiketi yake ndivyo atakavyoweza kusafiri kwa bei nafuu zaidi. Kwa maana hii fastjet inaweza kutoa tiketi moja kwa safari za ndani ya nchi kwa bei ya kuanzia tsh 32,000 tu bila gharama ya kodi. Hii inaweza kuwa ni rahisi kuliko hata nauli ya basi kwa safari hiyohiyo. Kwahiyo pindi mteja atakapohitaji kusafiri tarehe fulani hapo mbeleni anatakiwa afanye maandalizi ya safari yake haraka iwezekanavyo ili kupata bei nafuu zaidi na kuokoa gharama. Lakini pale mteja atakapoacha kutokufanya maandalizi ya safari yake hadi dakika za mwisho au kukata tiketi siku ya safari akiwa uwanja wa ndege itamgharimu nauli ya juu zaidi. Kumbuka kadiri ndege inavyojaa ndivyo kiwango cha nauli kutoka tsh 32,000 bila gharama ya kodi kitakavyoongezeka. Pia kuna Mizigo. Fastjet haitamtoza abiria kwa begi dogo la mkononi lenye ukubwa wa (56 x 45 x 25 cm), Lakini itamtoza kwa mizigo mingine atakayobeba (tafadhali tembelea www.fastjet.com ili kujua gharama za mizigo) Endapo utahitaji kinywaji au kiburudisho fastjet itakutoza kwa huduma hii. Kwahiyo siri ni kufanya maandalizi ya safari yako mapema na kuhakikisha unebeba mzigo mwepesi.
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