via FlyAfrica cuts Hre-Joburg fares 80pc 20/09/2014
FLYAFRICA Zimbabwe, last week announced the expansion of its low-fare business model to include daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg.
FlyAfrica, who launched operations in the country with services to Victoria Falls, will commence at the start of November, the company said in a statement adding fares for the Joburg route would be fares from US$89 (incl. taxes), one-way.
“(Friday’s) announcement is another milestone both for our airline and for developing business in Africa,” said Professor Chakanyuka Karase, Executive Chairman and CEO of flyafrica – Zimbabwe.
“Business and leisure travellers have paid too much for too long to South African airlines to travel between Harare and Johannesburg.
“Our fare of $89 compared to the $157 offered by South African based competitors, shows FlyAfrica Zimbabwe’s commitment to bringing low fares to Africa.
“Our daily Harare-Johannesburg flight marks the entry by FlyAfrica Zimbabwe into a traditional business route and we are confident that every business will welcome the opportunity to reduce their travel cost by 60-80 percent.
The low fare airline will operate daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg in addition to its Victoria Falls to Johannesburg service that has been flying for a month.
“From the moment we launched we have been overwhelmed with the support and enthusiasm for our airline and our low fares,” says Professor Karase.
“This would not have been possible without the support of the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and the Ministry of Tourism.
“We gratefully acknowledge their support and assistance to enable us to build a proudly Zimbabwean airline that can keep fares low and allow Zimbabweans to travel.”
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Wonder how that is possible considering that out of Johannesburg one has to pay mandatory taxes totalling USD61.00 while out of Harare the taxes total USD50. Things just not adding up!
Per person or per aircraft?
What is new about this?We have had these types of private owned airlines which did not last for to long due to various reasons.Already you have made serious miscalculations as follows:-
1-Why not increase your customers base by making Byo a stop over place between V Falls and Jhg to avoid stiff competition from SAA?Surely, this would slightly increase the flight time by only 20 minutes.
2-Your fares are a bit suspect and will make you run into serious operational losses.I would have maintained fares of about $120 for one way flight.
3-Your marketing strategy is not too good because you are not telling the public what type of planes you will be using.This is important because who wants to take hours to arrive at his /her destination when it can be done in less than 1.5 hours.
Regional departure taxes are US$50… With flyafrica your seat cost is $39… If thereafter you want to choose a seat, you pay for it… If you want food onboard, you pay for it… You want more luggage than the allowance, you pay for it… You want priority boarding, you pay for it… You want a seat with extra leg room, you pay for it… The low cost, no frills model is based on paying for the seat only, anything there after you pay for… #food4thought… Does it not strike you as odd and slightly curious that in Europe and elsewhere in the world the departure taxes and airtravel charges are higher than those in Africa and where Jet A1 fuel is atleast 20% more expensive than in Africa, that people can still travel over a distance of that equally if not longer than the Harare – Johannesburg route for as little as a total of $60-80 each way? The blatant truth is we have been exploited with paying high fares for far to long by legacy carriers in our region and let the illusion of air travel being an affluent mode of transport when really that couldnt be more untrue… If anything we’ve let our mindsets settle into almost an assured culture of only seeing a certain class of individual flying… Elsewhere aircraft are viewed as ‘Bhazi remudenga’ thats it… if you want class then u fly business… #flyafrica#itsarevolution
Chakayuka Karase (the father) is a crook!
He owes Zimbabweans billions for the
Royal Bank of Zimbabwe’s crash! Gono’s baby!
Matipedza (the son) is a snake oil salesman.
Duped children into a Motopos overflight, was
Founder of failed FreshAirlines and now FlyAfrica’s
spokesman – only disaster ahead!
I wouldn’t fly on those old Czech aircraft! They
are associated with Air Zimababwe, go figure!
Lets fly Coconut Airways from depressing Harare to sand,sea and sex in Sunny Jamaica
There is nothing ‘suspect’ about cheap fares. The strategy behind it is to have more bums on seats, and then increase frequency of flights. Ryainair, Easyjet and other airlines in Europe have been doing this for decades. I have flown from London to other European cities, sometimes for a total of £50 return including taxes. I have never understood why regional flights in Africa are so expensive. Good luck to FLYAFRICA!
where do you live belinda ? and what experience do you have with african airlines ? also do you know these guys are failed bankers of note !
@Belinda-you have assumed that the volume of traffic is the same as in Europe which is NOT because I have also flown in those airlines eg Jeneva to Rome and London to Madrid.These routes are congested not here in Africa where most of us are just trying to make ends meet.It all depends on the financial status of the masses not the few privileged.
You are completely out of touch with what is happening within our region.You cannot make huge profits if you depend mainly on tourists because these numbers are seasonal in nature which means at certain times volumes are almost zero..Check travel figures in Europe then you will realise what I am trying to highlight to you.
ps-Geveva not Jeneva
ps-I am sleepy today should be Geneva