fastjet Tanzania has announced that flights between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Lilongwe, Malawi will commence on 27 July 2015.

Services between the Julius Nyerere International Airport and Lilongwe International Airport will initially operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, using Airbus A319 jet aircraft with seating for up to 156 passengers.

More capacity is expected to be added to the route should demand increase.

Flights will depart Dar es Salaam at 10h25 and land in Lilongwe at 11:05 while return flights will depart Dar es Salaam at 11:40, landing at 14:20 (all local times).

Tickets for flights on the direct route are on sale immediately, with fares starting from $50 one-way, excluding airport and government taxes.

Passengers using this route will be allowed to transport up to 80kg of checked in baggage.

The carrier operates domestically from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, Mbeya to Kilimanjaro, as well as between Kilimanjaro and Mwanza.International routes depart Dar es Salaam for Johannesburg, Lusaka, Entebbe and Harare. It also operates the Kilimanjaro to Entebbe route.