By A Correspondent- Low cost airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe has revealed that it will suspend operations at the end of the week for 21 days as part of measures to combat Covid-19.

It becomes the latest airline to suspend flights into or from Zimbabwe, after Emirates announced a similar move two weeks ago over Covid-19. Fastjet Zimbabwe said its last flights will be on Thursday.

“Fastjet Zimbabwe announced (Tuesday) that as a result of the latest measures introduced in Zimbabwe and South Africa to control the spread of COVID-19, all Fastjet flight operations shall be suspended from Friday 27 March until Thursday 16 April 2020, both days fully inclusive,” it said.

It said it will offer free re-booking assistance to affected passengers, and there will be no fare increase.