By Wallace Mawire
Fastjet Zimbabwe ,the award-winning airline, has renewed its IOSA certification (IATA Operational Safety Audit) valid until April 2028. The renewal, achieved under the new IOSA Risk-Based Audit (RBI) methodology, acknowledges fastjet’s conformance and adherence to the highest operational and safety standards in the aviation industry.
The IOSA certification renewal represents fastjet Zimbabwe’s first registration under the IATA’S enhanced Risk-Based IOSA approach, further reinforcing the airline’s commitment to safety. The Risk-Based Approach audit scoping is based on a combination of industry standards and operator-specific elements such as operational profile, safety events, and the operator’s IOSA audit history. Fastjet Zimbabwe first achieved IOSA in October 2024.
Nunurai Ndawana, spokesperson of fastjet Zimbabwe, said, “Renewing our IOSA certification is a landmark achievement for fastjet Zimbabwe. This milestone reflects our airline’s safety-first culture and our continuous drive to strengthen operational excellence. We are proud of our teams, whose discipline, professionalism, and safety mindset have resulted in this renewal”.
“Safety remains our utmost priority”, said Captain Joe Mparuri, Accountable Manager of fastjet Zimbabwe. “The renewal of our IOSA registration under the rigorous Risk-Based Audit (RBA) methodology demonstrates our safety-first culture and firmly positions fastjet Zimbabwe as a trusted airline that prioritises safety in all aspects of its operations.
Fastjet offers flexible booking change options and generous free baggage allowances across its network of flights.
Fastjet Zimbabwe is a multi-award-winning African airline that began flight operations in 2015. Today, fastjet Zimbabwe connects three major cities in Zimbabwe by flying between Harare & Victoria Falls, as well as between Harare & Bulawayo.
In addition, the airline offers international flights from Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls to Johannesburg in South Africa, from Victoria Falls to Mbombela (Kruger) and Nelspruit, Kruger Mpumalanga in South Africa. Its awards include World Travel Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, Skytrax World Airline Awards in 2017 and 2019, and the top ten finalists for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025. Since commencing operations, fastjet has flown over 4 million passengers and has established itself as a reliable African airline brand, with a range of value-added products and services.
In 2024, fastjet Zimbabwe successfully achieved the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration.
The registration acknowledges fastjet’s conformance and adherence to the aviation industry’s highest operational and safety standards. As part of the airline’s commitment to offering choice, flexibility and value, customers benefit from generous free baggage allowances, flexible change options, multiple payment channels, airport lounge access on select routes, free in-flight services and ancillary services such as car hire.
