African low-cost airline Fastjet is expanding its international network from Tanzania with a new route to Uganda.
Two flights a week are due to start between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe on September 16, rising to four flights a week from September 29.
Fares for the carrier’s fourth international route start at $50 one-way excluding government taxes.
Chief executive Ed Winter said: “We believe the launch of this route, the only direct air link between Uganda and Tanzania, will stimulate new business and tourism traffic in Uganda.
“Fastjet is delighted with this opportunity to enter the Ugandan market and the support it has received from the Ugandan government and authorities.
“We very much look forward to commencing flights and hope this is the beginning of a wider fastjet network from Entebbe.”
Fastjet operates internationally from Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg, Lusaka and Harare, and has a Tanzanian domestic network including flights from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, Kilimanjaro and Mbeya.