The Johannesburg-Harare route will start on February 1 and operate daily with an additional daily flight expected to be added by fastjet in due course.
The initial daily flights will depart Harare at 06h15 and land in Johannesburg at 07h55, with a flight time of 1 hour 40 minutes. The return flight from Johannesburg to Harare departs at 08h40, landing at 10h15.
Flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls will start on February 3, and will initially operate three times a week on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Finalised slots and timetables for these flights are still to be confirmed by the respective airports. Tickets for flights will go on sale this week, with fares are starting from R1,339.18 (€73) one-way, excluding airport taxes.
Return flights from Harare International Airport and Victoria Falls International Airport to OR Tambo International will operate using fastjet’s modern Airbus A319 jet aircraft with seating for up to 144 passengers.
“Making it easier for more entrepreneurs, traders, tourists and other visitors to travel between South Africa and Zimbabwe will strengthen the countries’ relationship, boost tourism and business sectors, create jobs and contribute significantly to both countries’ economic growth,” says Richard Bodin, fastjet’s CCO.
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