[Tanzania ]Fastjet introduces flight bundle solution

FASTJET has introduced FlexiTrip, a flight bundle that allows frequent flyers to purchase 10 one-way flights at a fixed price inclusive of taxes and fees.

Fastjet Tanzania General Manager, Mr John Corse, said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the FlexiTrip solution provides flexibility as flights can be booked up to six hours before departure time and is valid for travel within a year of purchase, subject to flight availability.

“Fastjet has responded to the needs of its frequent fliers, many who have last-minute business meeting requests or spontaneously want to visit family and friends throughout the year,” he said.

The 10 flights can be used by any of the three passengers nominated at the time of making the booking, allowing passengers the choice of who can benefit from the bundle flights.

FlexiTrip provides frequent travellers with affordability and savings benefits too as the 10 flights are paid for in advance at a fixed price, which will not fluctuate close to departure date.

“This added service offering makes it possible for our frequent flyers to plan regular trips more efficiently and also budget better due to the fixed ticket price,” says Corse.

The FlexiTrip package is available for domestic flights within Tanzania on all routes between Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Mbeya and Zanzibar at a cost of 2,200,000/-, which includes taxes and fees.

Additional service offerings from Fastjet include Freighty, a baggage upgrade option that allows its international route passengers to transport up to 80kg of checked in bags, being able to pre-book preferred seats, rent a car, book accommodation and pre-book airport parking, to name just a few.

source-www.dailynews.com

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Dar mulls adding Tanzanite in foreign reserves

THE government is contemplating to include Tanzanite gemstones in national foreign reserves at the Central bank instead of gold which is shunned due to price instability, the Minister for Finance and Planning, Dr Phillip Mpango has said.

Dr Mpango said in Parliament yesterday that the Central Bank was considering the idea of instating the rate and extraordinary gemstones in the reserves because of its price stability in the world market and the fact that it is mined in Tanzania.

Tanzanite is the blue/violet variety of the mineral zoisite (a calcium aluminium hydroxyl Sorosilicate) belonging to the epidote group. It was discovered by a Tanzanian Jumanne Mhero Ngoma in the Mirerani Hills of Manyara Region in Northern Tanzania in 1967, near the city of Arusha and Mount Kilimanjaro.

Responding to a question from Dalaly Kafumu (Igunga, CCM) who wanted to know why gold is not in the national foreign, the minister said the Central Bank was hesitant to reinstate gold in its foreign reserve due to its price instability.

He said global gold price fluctuation was one of the factors that made the government to rescind plans for including the bullion in the national foreign reserve. With gold output at roughly 40 tonnes a year, Tanzania is the fourth largest gold producer in Africa after South Africa, Ghana and Mali. The Kigoma Urban legislator, Kabwe Zitto was not convinced with the argument by the minister.

He said US dollar was as well not stable and asked the government to reconsider its position. In his main question, Dr Kafumu said the country has enough gold which he said should be turned to monetary reserve as it is the case with other African countries , Ghana and South Africa being amongst.

The Deputy Minister for Finance and Planning, Dr Ashatu Kijaji had earlier said the reserves kept by the Central Bank were enough for importing goods for a period of four months. She said the foreign reserve could either be kept in either monetary gold or foreign currency but for convertibility they had opted for dollars.

 

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