Mango Launches Zanzibar Flights

According to News24, South African low-cost carrier Mango, in association with travel agency AfricaStay, will operate charter flights to Zanzibar from 12 March, with an aircraft capacity of 185 passengers. The charters will be operated with a B737-800 on Tuesdays, with a similar slot to the Zanzibar flights formerly operated by now defunct budget airline 1time. Cobus Vermeulen, sales and marketing director for AfricaStay, told Tourism Update that the flights would be well priced and would be cheaper than indirect services. A Saturday-operated flight is also planned for December. Precision Air is the only other airline to operate the route from South Africa, with a Friday flight from Johannesburg to Zanzibar.