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Ever the optimist, I was greatly encouraged when, just out of idle curiosity, I checked out the fastjet website; performed a "Search and book" for a return flight: Out on Tuesday 2 March and Return on Sunday 7 Mar, only to be advised ("HURRY! only 2 seats left at this price! [$152.40]")
Also some excellent animations on an Info and FAQ page on Covid-19, running for 2 minutes. <https://www.fastjet.com/en/information-central/covid-19-information-faq>
The leading FAQ is "Are you still flying?"; I'll resist the temptation to paste in their whole answer, the first line of which begins "Flights have recommenced across our Fastjet network, with a revised flight schedule for both domestic and international flights, aligned to the respective lockdown regulations....."
So, happy to post the first comment for February and to see the company seems to be eminently alive and keeping on top of things. Just disappointed to see the SP still languishing at a fraction of a penny. As I posted on Christmas Day (before going out!), "things...can only get better."

So good to see the Board coming back to life a little in this new year. Thanks, guys. Come June, maybe it'll be "bustin' out all over"!

So glad to see your response Ronwin; it probably won't surprise you to know that you were the name at the front of my mind when I made that post. Lovely to know that you're alive and well but I doubt we'll be meeting up again at the AGM this year! Still, I wish you a happier New Year and maybe some positive news from you-know-where later on in 2021.
All the very best, Marksman.

Over the 7-plus years since my first post on this Board in October 2013, when it was plagued with a few notorious derampers (who accused me of being a 'ramper' of course!), I don't recall such a bleak forum giving off such a strong "tumbleweed" effect.
How sad. Is there really no-one else here? No-one still holding any shares, despite their rockbottom value?
If there is, or not, let me be the sole voice wishing anyone or no-one a Very Happy New Year and a gradual hike at last in fastjet's passenger numbers and crucially, reflected in its share price.
Cheers! everybody.
Marksman

Greetings to any of the original band of "Stalwarts" still around, languishing with losses on their investment of up to 99%! It would be an ultra optimist to anticipate any significant turnaround next year but as things can't possibly get any worse, they can only get better! So here's to the end of the present threat in Africa early in 2021 and the sight of the SP slowly rising as passengers return. Meanwhile, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy - even prosperous - New Year.

Ever since this Board had some life to it – 1978 I think it was, or so it seems! – I've posted the news that fastjet won the prestigious "Africa's Leading Airline" – again. Now for the fifth consecutive year, here are the comments from an unnamed executive:
"The prestigious World Travel Awards acknowledge excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries."
Fastjet said, "We are ecstatic with our latest win, and we extend our sincere gratitude to our customers, industry regulators, travel partners and staff for their support and encouragement. Having listened to and acted on feedback from our loyal customers, we have over the years, adapted our business model, evolving to our current business model, which whilst still retaining low-cost principles extends inclusive value-based fares and new travel opportunities.
“Our fifth consecutive award, in particular during this very challenging year, reaffirms our motivation to deliver outstanding services whilst introducing new travel norms with a firm commitment to combatting the spread of the virus, increasing traveller confidence, as we continue to promote existing and new business and leisure travel and tourism opportunities in the markets we serve.
“To be voted for the fifth consecutive time as World Travel Award winner is an accolade which many strive for, and is testament to the fact that Fastjet, is consistently recognised and acknowledged by their loyal customers and travel partners.”
It's good to know that our company still commands such respect in the continent in which we continue to operate, especially at such a very difficult time. Here's to fastjet surviving it, unlike so many other businesses, and especially to the end of this terrifying pandemic.

I'm holding out – seeing it out till the end! Or new beginning?

Thanks for the clarification, Fossiebeer. A lapse of memory I'm afraid! Nothing new these days!

fastjet has announced today that "We initiated robust discussions and are actively engaged with key stakeholders as we finalise plans for the recommencement of domestic flights between Harare and Bulawayo and Harare and Victoria Falls, following yesterday’s announcement by the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting.
"Whilst the airline positively deliberates on the next steps in announcing dates and a revised domestic network flying programme, they have expressed their gratitude to the Government and respective authorities and agencies for continued efforts in preparing the travel industry for a return to operations.
"The airline said it has since extended its 'flexible booking change policy' until March 2021 and advised that details on resumption of flights would be shared with customers as well as additional incentives aimed at enhancing market confidence, safety and sustainable operations."
While I wouldn't expect to see a dramatic surge in the SP following such an announcement under normal conditions, considering the markets pushed it right down to almost invisibility I would have expected it to rise just a bit from its fraction of a penny value. It can't be down to the time difference which is, after all, only one hour.

I think you're alluding to seals!

Oops. "please" not pease! There used to be an "Edit" button. What happened to that? Or maybe I'm thinking of some other forum.

Yes I agree Breakfree. While there may be no real trolls around, I'm getting awfully tired of all the armchair expert forecasters filling this Board up adamantly announcing that the SP "WILL fly tomorrow" or even worse, "This'll hit 1p tomorrow" not to mention "We'll see an RNS in the morning." Can we just watch as things take their course, pease?
As for the typos, both spelling and grammatical!!! I don't expect everyone to be skilled in either. But so many just don't bother to check and correct what they've typed before posting. It may sound a tad pompous but basically they're just bad manners.

Yes, three months after its inaugural flight from Dar es Salaam – 27 Feb 2013: 35,000 at 2.9p each and 20 more times after that until 9 August 2017 and then just over a million this month when they'd "sunk" to 0.00214p each. I used to be a regular poster in those days until the board became a very unpleasant place to be, thanks to a couple of truly obnoxious trolls.

Hello Jamsaral and welcome to the fastjet board. Good luck with your new investment. May it soon prove to be a profitable one for you. And the rest of us.

Yes I wish I'd waited instead of buying half-a-million two weeks ago today at 0.00214p, catching them "before they began to rise again"! Either way they've helped just a tiny bit to reduce my average a tad after paying such horrendous sums right from the start seven years ago after a well-meaning but long-gone poster seriously recommended them as being Stelios's attempt to repeat easyJet's incomparable success in East Africa! I'm currently over 98% down! But still keeping the faith, though the coronavirus has dented that still further.

Thank you Get_Rich_Quick. Of course I agree with your sentiment.

And PS: Your Ps should be typed as PS! :-) (Google it if you disagree!)

My post at 11:50am included the line " I, too, couldn't resist buying a few more at such a ridiculous price, mainly to reduce my substantial holding just a little bit...". It should've read " I, too, couldn't resist buying a few more at such a ridiculous price, mainly to REDUCE THE AVERAGE SP OF my substantial holding just a little bit.

So pleased to see you still around Ronwin. It's been such a long time, hasn't it. I, too, couldn't resist buying a few more at such a ridiculous price, mainly to reduce my substantial holding just a little bit, though I was too slow to catch them the day before at £0.0006 (if I've got the decimal point correctly placed?)
Anyway, I still feel I've done quite well buying in again at £0.00214 but nowhere near in the same quantities as my holding. You may remember how I kept the faith back in the "dark days of 'Winter'" as I rashly kept buying only to find the SP kept falling further and further back!! However, I am optimistic that the present optimism in the company's future is better-founded and will patiently wait for the SP to hit the oft-hoped-for £1! And pigs might fly!

Funny you should mention that, Pokerchips. Many moons ago now I posted just such a question: where can one obtain/purchase a fastjet model? Do you happen to know?
Fjetcrazy kindly obtained a free photograph of one of our aircraft in-flight, set in a splendid brushed-steel frame too. Still on display in my 'office' above me!
[This post will also serve to assure the cynical JT16 that I AM still around, being one of the first to post here SIX YEARS ago, and that I AM substantially invested in the company still, after he accused me of not having "any money in the company" as well as nothing to say.]

How good it is to see fastjet back in Wolfgang's sights after what seems to be a very long absence. I know it's only trivial stuff still but better than nothing. Roll on the day when he has something BIG to report on! It's been such a l- o -n -g wait.