Fastjet - you will now have an affordable getaway to Johannesburg - Fastjet's first flight from Dar es Salaam to Jo'burg is scheduled forSeptember 27th with ticket prices substantially less than those charged by South African Airlines. At the moment, there will be three flights a week. As well, Fastjet will now fly to Mwanza three times a week until September 29 and thereafter daily

KQ launches direct flights to Blantyre, Malawi - Kenya Airways has for the first time launched a direct route from Kenya's capital Nairobi to Malawi's commercial city Blantyre. KQ will fly three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and will connect Chileka Airport, Blantyre to the rest of the world, through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. 

Qatar Airways has increased its weekly flights to Nairobi to 18 to take advantage of the growing volume of passengers visiting East Africa.