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FastJet Passenger Statistics for July 2013

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fastjet, Africa's low cost airline, is pleased to announce a 40 per cent increase in overall passenger numbers in July 2013 compared with July 2012. Passengers on the combined Fly540 and fastjet fleets totaled 84,362, surpassing expectations for this time of the year. In Tanzania, the Company saw a 14 per cent increase in the number of fastjet passengers, compared to the previous month.

Commenting on the figures, Ed Winter, Chief Executive Officer of fastjet said:

"As reported in last week's Operational Update, fastjet's passenger numbers continue to grow at an impressive rate. Given the expected reduction in passengers due to Ramadan, we are delighted with 40 per cent growth year on year.

Particularly pleasing is the load factor* of 79 per cent across our Tanzanian routes . We reintroduced the Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar route in July, expecting a slow buildup in load factor. We recorded a load factor of 65 per cent on this route which demonstrates the support we have been receiving from Travel Agents and Tour Operators that need a reliable airline to fly tourist passengers from safaris to the stunning beaches of Zanzibar."

On July 31st, fastjet launched ticket sales for the long-anticipated international route between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg. Sales at this very early stage are encouraging.

fastjet expects to announce a number of additional international routes soon.

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All Operations Note 1

Month ending July 2013 July 2012 Change

Passengers Note 2 84,362 60,401 39.7%

Rolling 12 months ending July 2013 July 2012 Change

Passengers Note 2 886,362 607,969 45.8%____________________________________________________________________________

fastjet Operations Note 4

Month ending July 2013 July 2012 Change

Passengers Note 2 31,277 0 N/A

Load Factor Note 3 79% 0 N/A

Rolling 12 months ending July 2013 July 2012 Change

Passengers Note 2 227,247 0 N/A

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