Airports: Kenya vs Tanzania

Airports: Kenya vs Tanzania

Lufthansa low cost airline touches down in Zanzibar​

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July 26, 2021

26Jul 2021
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Lufthansa low cost airline touches down in Zanzibar
LUFTHANSA Group's new leisure airline Eurowings Discover touched down here yesterday in its inaugural flight, with authorities expressing hope of revival of the economy as most European countries flatten the Covid-19 infections curve.

Operating an Airbus 330-200, the 270-seater flight number 4Y134 took off from Frankfurt on Saturday evening and arrived in the morning after an hour stopover in Mombasa. It will henceforth be making two direct flights to Zanzibar per week, officials said.

Speaking at a welcoming ceremony at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, the Tourism and Heritage minister Lela Mohamed Mussa said the airline’s choice of Zanzibar as one of its destinations is good news for the isles’ economy which heavily depends on tourism.

“We will accord them all the assistance they need to ensure that their operations become a success for the benefit of the company, the people of Zanzibar and Tanzania as a whole,” she said, appealing for travel agencies to bring tourists from countries flattening the Covid-19 curve and lifted travel restrictions.

That would put the Spice Islands on their next travel list, she stated, to which the German Ambassador to Tanzania, Regine Hess explained that the choice of Zanzibar by the leisure airline reflects the company’s faith in Zanzibar as a unique tourist destination.

The Lufthansa Group's new leisure airline was granted its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the German Federal Aviation Authority on June 16, the company says on a website post.

Zanzibar hopes to revive its economy which has been hit hard by the pandemic over the past year due to global lockdowns.

To instill confidence in the visitors, the Isles officially launched mass vaccination on Thursday last week with the Chinese made Sinovac jab.

The Isles’ Health, Community Development, Gender and Children minister Nassor Ahmed Mazrui became the first public official to be inoculated.

The mass rollout followed an earlier effort with an unspecified vaccine delivery which prioritized health workers, with all these efforts being carried out with the Sinovac vaccine.

Presiding over the launch at the Lumumba Covid-19 testing and treatment centre, the minister sought to build people’s confidence in the jab, saying it is safe, approved by the World Health Organization and endorsed by the government of Zanzibar.

Another vaccine consignment is expected to be delivered after two weeks, with the Zanzibar government expecting to receive a total of 100,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as assistance from the Chinese authorities.

The vaccination effort is expected to boost tourism arrivals which have been rising since June, rising to 20,416, as compared to 9,280 in March.

Abdulrauf Ramadhani Abeid, the head of government statistics here said last week that France was leading in Europe for arrivals of tourists in Zanzibar.

He said a total of 11,588 European visitors entered the Isles in June, where France led by sending in 2,232 tourists, followed by Poland with 2,101 tourists.

Visitors who came to Zanzibar by sea through the port of Malindi numbered 5,152 and those who came by air were 15,264, around three quarters of the total, he added.
 



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ATCL REVOLUTION GOES ON AS PRESIDENT SAMIA RECEIVES NEW BOMBARDIER​


ATCL revolution goes on as President Samia receives new Bombardier
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan will this afternoon receive a new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), in Dar es Salaam.

Upon arrival, the plane will be leased to the Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), a move that would make the revived government-owned airline, run a total of 11 aircrafts.

The new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 is among three planes purchased recently by the government, which has embarked on a strategic move to revive and improve performance of the national carrier.

From a single plane a few years ago, Air Tanzania is currently operating ten international destinations, courtesy of massive investment by the government.

The ATCL revival mission kicked off in 2016, and the country has managed to procure 11 aircrafts.

Eight planes have already been received which include; four Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, two Airbus 220-300 as well as two others Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. According to the government after the arrival of another Dash 8-Q400 plane today, the remaining two will be brought into the country before the end of the current fiscal year 2021/2022.

The Minister for Works and Transport Dr Leonard Chamuriho said recently that the government plans to buy more aircrafts for short, medium and long distance routes, a move that will further strengthen the wings of the national carrier.

Dr Chamuriho said besides buying the passenger planes, the country will also procure cargo jets for the sake of exploring opportunities on airlifting of goods within and outside the country.

“Apart from the planes that the government has already bought and are set to arrive in the year 2021/2022, we will buy other ones to be airlifting passengers and cargoes,” he said, adding; “This will expand ATCLs business wings, play a crucial role in generating more income and contribute to the country’s economic growth.”

According to the recently launched Third Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP III), the government has set a target to have 19 planes by the financial year 2025/26.

The FYDP III indicates that the government would purchase eight new aircrafts that include six passenger and two cargo planes as well as keep on training pilots and engineers as well as opening new flight routes.

According to the plan, by 2025/26, ATCL is also targeting to be flying to 15 domestic destinations, which are Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Mbeya, Mpanda, Mwanza, Mtwara, Songea, Tabora and Zanzibar.

Currently, the national airline operates in twelve local destinations such as Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Bukoba, Dodoma, Tabora, Songea, Zanzibar, Iringa and Mtwara.

It also has eight regional and international destinations including Bujumbura (Burundi), Entebbe (Uganda), Moroni (Comoros), Harare (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Mumbai (India) and Guangzhou (China).

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Geza Ulole said:

ATCL REVOLUTION GOES ON AS PRESIDENT SAMIA RECEIVES NEW BOMBARDIER​


ATCL revolution goes on as President Samia receives new Bombardier
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan will this afternoon receive a new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), in Dar es Salaam.

Upon arrival, the plane will be leased to the Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), a move that would make the revived government-owned airline, run a total of 11 aircrafts.

The new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 is among three planes purchased recently by the government, which has embarked on a strategic move to revive and improve performance of the national carrier.

From a single plane a few years ago, Air Tanzania is currently operating ten international destinations, courtesy of massive investment by the government.

The ATCL revival mission kicked off in 2016, and the country has managed to procure 11 aircrafts.

Eight planes have already been received which include; four Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, two Airbus 220-300 as well as two others Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. According to the government after the arrival of another Dash 8-Q400 plane today, the remaining two will be brought into the country before the end of the current fiscal year 2021/2022.

The Minister for Works and Transport Dr Leonard Chamuriho said recently that the government plans to buy more aircrafts for short, medium and long distance routes, a move that will further strengthen the wings of the national carrier.

Dr Chamuriho said besides buying the passenger planes, the country will also procure cargo jets for the sake of exploring opportunities on airlifting of goods within and outside the country.

“Apart from the planes that the government has already bought and are set to arrive in the year 2021/2022, we will buy other ones to be airlifting passengers and cargoes,” he said, adding; “This will expand ATCLs business wings, play a crucial role in generating more income and contribute to the country’s economic growth.”

According to the recently launched Third Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP III), the government has set a target to have 19 planes by the financial year 2025/26.

The FYDP III indicates that the government would purchase eight new aircrafts that include six passenger and two cargo planes as well as keep on training pilots and engineers as well as opening new flight routes.
According to the plan, by 2025/26, ATCL is also targeting to be flying to 15 domestic destinations, which are Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Mbeya, Mpanda, Mwanza, Mtwara, Songea, Tabora and Zanzibar.

Currently, the national airline operates in twelve local destinations such as Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Bukoba, Dodoma, Tabora, Songea, Zanzibar, Iringa and Mtwara.

It also has eight regional and international destinations including Bujumbura (Burundi), Entebbe (Uganda), Moroni (Comoros), Harare (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Mumbai (India) and Guangzhou (China).

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Bado zingine. Mzigo 787-8. Na mbili a330.800 . Mbili A220. 300. Abiria tena 787.800 hadi kufika 2025
 
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Mzee, hivi huwa unakimbizwa wakati wa kuandika? Mbona hakieleweki ulichoandika? pitia tena plse na urekebishe!
 
Geza Ulole said:

ATCL REVOLUTION GOES ON AS PRESIDENT SAMIA RECEIVES NEW BOMBARDIER​


ATCL revolution goes on as President Samia receives new Bombardier
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan will this afternoon receive a new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), in Dar es Salaam.

Upon arrival, the plane will be leased to the Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), a move that would make the revived government-owned airline, run a total of 11 aircrafts.

The new Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 is among three planes purchased recently by the government, which has embarked on a strategic move to revive and improve performance of the national carrier.

From a single plane a few years ago, Air Tanzania is currently operating ten international destinations, courtesy of massive investment by the government.

The ATCL revival mission kicked off in 2016, and the country has managed to procure 11 aircrafts.

Eight planes have already been received which include; four Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, two Airbus 220-300 as well as two others Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. According to the government after the arrival of another Dash 8-Q400 plane today, the remaining two will be brought into the country before the end of the current fiscal year 2021/2022.

The Minister for Works and Transport Dr Leonard Chamuriho said recently that the government plans to buy more aircrafts for short, medium and long distance routes, a move that will further strengthen the wings of the national carrier.

Dr Chamuriho said besides buying the passenger planes, the country will also procure cargo jets for the sake of exploring opportunities on airlifting of goods within and outside the country.

“Apart from the planes that the government has already bought and are set to arrive in the year 2021/2022, we will buy other ones to be airlifting passengers and cargoes,” he said, adding; “This will expand ATCLs business wings, play a crucial role in generating more income and contribute to the country’s economic growth.”

According to the recently launched Third Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP III), the government has set a target to have 19 planes by the financial year 2025/26.

The FYDP III indicates that the government would purchase eight new aircrafts that include six passenger and two cargo planes as well as keep on training pilots and engineers as well as opening new flight routes.
According to the plan, by 2025/26, ATCL is also targeting to be flying to 15 domestic destinations, which are Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Mbeya, Mpanda, Mwanza, Mtwara, Songea, Tabora and Zanzibar.

Currently, the national airline operates in twelve local destinations such as Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Bukoba, Dodoma, Tabora, Songea, Zanzibar, Iringa and Mtwara.

It also has eight regional and international destinations including Bujumbura (Burundi), Entebbe (Uganda), Moroni (Comoros), Harare (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Mumbai (India) and Guangzhou (China).

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