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Fastjet Zimbabwe (FN, Harare International) plans to add touristy Kariba and Hwange National Park to its domestic network from Harare International and Victoria Falls in late March 2023, using 30-seater E120 turboprops.

A FastJet Zimbabwe spokesperson said various E120 options were being explored, to be finalised together with regulatory approval of the plans. The airline's current fleet comprises five E145s, ch-aviation fleets advanced data reveals.

The privately-owned carrier wants to offer multiple daily frequencies on each route, timed to line up seamlessly with connections provided by Botswana's Mack Air and Zimbabwean charter carrier South West Aviation (Zimbabwe) into Hwange National Park, the lodges of the Kariba eastern basin, and the camps at Mana Pools and the lower Zambezi.

Mack Air and South West Aviation will develop new hubs at Kariba - a major dam in the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe - and Victoria Falls in 2023 to align with FastJet Zimbabwe's flights, the carriers said in a separate statement.

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