Namibia flyafrica will operate scheduled regional flights from Namibia to South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Windhoek to Joburg is the first route to be announced, with others to follow shortly.
Namibia is the second airline launched by the flyafrica.com group and is a joint venture between Nomad Aviation, a Namibia-based airline, and Flyafrica, 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," said 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."
"Nomad is equally excited to be partnering with flyafrica.com to introduce low fares to the Namibian market," explained Clifford Strydom, CEO of Nomad Aviation. "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. Travellers to Namibia have paid too much for too long and the launch of Namibia flyafrica will change that."
Flyafrica.com has committed to revolutionising air travel in Africa. As part of this commitment the airline 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," said Strydom.
