According to the latest news, all the "well-wishers" of FastJet try hard, to whip them out of TZ. Now Fly 540 announced, it has removed the license in TZ, on which FastJet is operating. The only thing is, that the Tanzanian authority doesn't know anything about this. Let's see, how this "comedy" will and. At present, everything is possible, but it will be a big loss for TZ, because there were never complaints about bad service or cancelled flights like other airlines here. And evven for the regular price of 128,000 TZS it was a good option special for those, who wanted to go in one day from Arusha to Zanzibar without overnight in Dar.
Mkuu amefanya la maana sana kwa angalizo lako, mimi nilishajua kwamba ndugu zetu watafanya lolote kutaka kuihujumu FastJet, cha mahimu hapa ni makini na majirani zetu hawa, kwa nini malumbano yanahanzia huko na magazeti yao yanaonekana kuchangamkia sana habari hizi-WHY? - nimeona response ya FASTJET tuiweke hapa moja kwa moja
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[TD="class: createdate, colspan: 2"] Wednesday, 06 February 2013 [/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"] In response to recent misleading press reports, the Board of fastjet plc wishes to clarify its position relating to false and damaging statements made by Don Smith, CEO of Fly540 Kenya, the group's Kenyan subsidiary.
The company categorically refutes claims made by Don Smith regarding any unpaid consideration for the purchase of its interest in Fly540 Kenya and numerous other unsubstantiated claims made through the press in recent weeks. Fastjet, following consultation with its senior legal advisors in East Africa, is preparing to take legal action against him should he not cease and desist.
Commenting on the recent allegations, fastjet Chairman David Lenigas said:
‘Fastjet is committed to conducting its business in an open, transparent and entirely legal manner through the proper channels. The company does not intend to continue rebutting false allegations through the press but will take legal action over any further such claims.
Fastjet has paid Don Smith and his partners well in excess of USD6m for their interest in Fly540 and associated brands and we will now aggressively seek to have our purchase contracts enforced. The company will not tolerate coercive and underhand practises. Issues created by Don Smith in Kenya have not and will not affect fastjet's overall plan of becoming Africa's first pan-continental low-cost carrier.
The company's position in Kenya, just one small part of our overall expansion plan, has already been secured through its MoU with Jetlink, announced last week. We feel that Jetlink, which already has IOSA accreditation, is a far better Kenyan partner for fastjet given our standards of safety, security and reliability.
Following an extensive review, we concluded that Jetlink would provide a better long term launch-pad for fastjet due to its superior infrastructure and accreditations to service and manage a fleet of modern large jet aircraft.
Africa carries nearly 4% of global passenger air traffic but unfortunately today accounts for nearly 25% of the world's aviation accidents. Our mission to bring safe air travel to the people of Africa requires high standards and constant vigilance that these are being met.'
fastjet CEO Ed Winter added:
‘Where previously undisclosed historic debts accumulated by Don Smith and Fly540 have come to light post-acquisition, fastjet is working closely with creditors to reach a satisfactory conclusion for all parties involved. We do not agree with the amounts mentioned in recent press articles are and where amounts are recognised as owing do not deem them significant in relation to the business as a whole. These isolated issues are not affecting the day to day operations of fastjet or any of our operations in Angola or Ghana that fly under a separate Fly540Africa brand.[/TD]
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[TD="class: createdate, colspan: 2"] Wednesday, 06 February 2013
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[TD="colspan: 2"]The company categorically refutes claims made by Don Smith regarding any unpaid consideration for the purchase of its interest in Fly540 Kenya and numerous other unsubstantiated claims made through the press in recent weeks.
Fastjet has paid Don Smith and his partners well in excess of USD6m for their interest in Fly540 and associated brands and we will now aggressively seek to have our purchase contracts enforced. The company will not tolerate coercive and underhand practises. Issues created by Don Smith in Kenya have not and will not affect fastjet's overall plan of becoming Africa's first pan-continental low-cost carrier.
fastjet CEO Ed Winter added:
‘Where previously undisclosed historic debts accumulated by Don Smith and Fly540 have come to light post-acquisition, fastjet is working closely with creditors to reach a satisfactory conclusion for all parties involved.
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Mkuu unafikili nia ya Don Smith ni kutaka kuigeuza FastJet kuwa cash cow tu, hawa jamaa wana hidden agenda ya kuimaliza kabisa FastJet, come rain or shine. Wanajua fika kwamba FastJet ikijipanga vizuri basi watakuwa hawana chao, wanatafuta kila mbinu kupigana vita by overt or covert means majawapo ikiwa kutumia media za huko Kenya kuipaka matope FastJet hoping kwamba matope yata-stick.
According to the latest news, all the "well-wishers" of FastJet try hard, to whip them out of TZ. Now Fly 540 announced, it has removed the license in TZ, on which FastJet is operating. The only thing is, that the Tanzanian authority doesn't know anything about this. Let's see, how this "comedy" will and. At present, everything is possible, but it will be a big loss for TZ, because there were never complaints about bad service or cancelled flights like other airlines here. And evven for the regular price of 128,000 TZS it was a good option special for those, who wanted to go in one day from Arusha to Zanzibar without overnight in Dar.
Despite todays Daily News coverage it is business as usual at fastjet. Allegations about the license withdrawal are completely untrue. We continue to operate our flights from Tanzania and we are still launching new routes as planned. This is purely a personal vendetta against fastjet in a clearly orchestrated attempt to undermine the credibility of the fastjet brand and reputation.
Our offices and call center's are still open for new bookings and no refunds are available.
We will have a formal response available in the next few hours.
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