fastjet operations in Tanzania carried
a total of 43,020 passengers and achieved a load factor of 71%, representing an
increase in passenger numbers of 20.3% compared to the previous month, and
77.5% compared to the same month in the previous yearNote 3.
Month on month, capacity has increased
by 11%, with 60,320 seats flown in May compared to 54,230 in April. Capacity on
the Dar-es-Salaam to Lusaka route has increased by 27% (May vs April);
Dar-es-Salaam to Mbeya by 43% (May vs April) and Dar-es-Salaam to Mwanza by 23%
(May vs March.)
Compared with the same month last year,
the number of seats has increased by 68% and revenue by 81% .
Although May is typically wet in
Tanzania, during the month, the country experienced much longer and heavier
bouts of rain than normal for the time of the year. While this prolonged
period of adverse weather did affect punctuality, 89% of flights still arrived
on time, a 10% improvement on April.
“I am delighted to see our capacity
increasing as we maximise the utilisation of resources, particularly our
aircraft, as planned. We expect to announce further increases in capacity,
including new routes, in the very near future,” said Ed Winter, Interim
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of fastjet plc.
“The number of flown passengers has
increased by 20% compared with April, against a capacity increase of only 11%.
This demonstrates that we continue to stimulate the market and that our
customers value fastjet’s performance. We maintain our position of market
leader across Tanzania,” Winter continued.
As previously announced, Fly 540
operations in Ghana and Angola are suspended pending further
restructuring. Consequently, passenger numbers carried by the legacy
Fly540 operations continue to decline, as expected. As these businesses
are being restructured, it has been decided that Fly540 passenger numbers are no
longer relevant in evaluating the performance of the business. Going forward,
only fastjet passenger statistics will be published each month.
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