Flyafrica.com has expanded its services into Namibia as part of its pan-African low-fare strategy. Namibia joins Zimbabwe in the flyafrica.com family.
Fares will start from R799 for flights between Windhoek and Johannesburg and will operate daily from February 2. Sales via flyafrica.com will commence from October 21 and travel agency sales will commence shortly after.
The airline will operate scheduled regional flights from Namibia to South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Windhoek to Johannesburg is the first route to be announced, with others to follow shortly.
Namibia flyafrica is the second airline launched by the group and is a joint venture between Nomad Aviation, a Namibian-based airline and Flyafrica Ltd, a Mauritius-based private equity aviation investment group.
“Namibia flyafrica is a key part of our strategy to build airlines in Africa that will combine low fares with global standards of safety and quality,” says Adrian Hamilton-Manns, Group CEO of flyafrica.com. “Namibia flyafrica is the newest member of the flyafrica.com family and is part of our roll-out plan to introduce multiple airlines across Africa operating under the flyafrica.com brand. We are proud of today’s announcement and delighted that Nomad chose to partner with us in this exciting project.”
Clifford Strydom, CEO of Nomad Aviation, said: “Nomad has been operating a successful airline in Namibia since 1989, but we have always wanted to offer more to the travelling public. Our partnership with flyafrica.com delivers what we have always wanted: low fares and exceptional service.”
Flyafrica.com does not apply a fuel surcharge – which can more than double the cost of the fare. “Fuel surcharges are simply double charging by airlines to hide the true cost of travel. We will never apply a fuel surcharge,” says Clifford.