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Dar ‘4th worst airport' in Africa
A view of Julius Nyerere International Airport. The facility is being expanded to cope with both passenger and cargo growing demand. PHOTO | FILE
By Veneranda Sumila, The Citizen Reporter
Posted Sunday, December 21 2014 at 13:59
IN SUMMARY
Other complaints revolve around lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes.
Dar es Salaam. Even as it underwent expansion eight years ago, stakeholders predict that Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) runway will not provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020.
It is estimated that air craft movement per hour at JNIA will double from 78,000 in 2013 to 154,333 in 2020 making the runway insufficient to accommodate such a growing demand.
In his presentation during the 2014 World Airport Summit held in September, Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) chief executive officer Suleiman Suleiman said such forecast air traffic suggested the present runway would not provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020. "Growth in tourism, availability of abundant natural resources, mining activities, oil and gas exploration and growth in economic activities are among the key reasons for the forecast air traffic increase," said Mr Suleiman.
Other drivers for air traffic increase at JNIA include enhanced domestic incomes, which will increase propensity to travel, economic growth in developing countries and increasing domestic economic activities - an increase in domestic business travel .
JNIA runway and apron at Terminal 2 were upgraded with investment of $29.9 million in 2006. BAM International was the contractor for the renovation.
However, according to Mr Suleiman, the current runway is now operating below its capacity of 55 movements per hours. The airport has two runways: the first runway (05/23) is 3,000 metres long, 46 metres wide and is paved with asphalt, while the second runway (14/32) is 1,000 metres long, 30 metres wide and is also paved with asphalt.
Commenting on the matter, Abdulkadir Mohamed, an aviation stakeholder is sceptical that the existing runway will fail to provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020.
"In my opinion, the runway is long enough. It can only be overawed if the country will have a strong carrier," said Mr Mohamed. He noted that a strong national airline was key to increased air traffic at JNIA to make Dar es Salaam the hub of aviation activities in the country.
The Travellers' website sleepinginairports.net recently named JNIA among the worst airports in Africa. sleepinginairports.net's 2014 Best Airports in Africa survey ranks JNIA as the fourth worst airport on the African continent. "From dirty floors and bathrooms to regular request for bribes, travellers were seriously unimpressed with the airports that made it onto this year's Worst Airports on Africa list," says the report.
Other complaints revolve around lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes.
Commenting on the ranking recently, the director of JNIA Moses Malaki said the news was not a shock as the airport's capacity was overwhelmed by the passenger traffic.
He said the airport's designed capacity was to handle only 1.2 million passengers annually, but currently it was handling more than 2.5 million passengers.
TOURIST WENYEWE WAMETOA KAULI YAO KUHUSU UWANJA WA NDEGE HUKU TANGANYIKA!!!!!
Home : Worst Airports of 2014 : Africa
Worst Airports in Africa 2014
Date: October 15, 2014
Africa has a reputation for having some of the worst airports on the planet and, to be honest, it's easy to see why. In this year's survey, voters were quick to submit stories as they relate to unfortunate airport experiences across the continent. From dirty floors and bathrooms to the regular request for bribes, travellers were seriously unimpressed with the airports that made it onto this year's Worst Airports in Africa list. Other complaints revolved around a lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes. If travelling through these airports, most people prefer to skip the airport sleeping experience altogether and splurge on a nearby airport hotel instead. Should you be stuck in any of these airports due to delays, bring a whole lot of patience, because you'll need it!
Here are the Top 10 Worst Airports in Africa based on overall airport experience as determined by voters in our 2014 Airport Survey:
najua hapa ni mto wa kuotea mbali kwa the usual suspects toka tanganyika. lawmaina, wanapita kimya kimya
By Veneranda Sumila, The Citizen Reporter
Posted Sunday, December 21 2014 at 13:59
IN SUMMARY
Other complaints revolve around lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes.
Dar es Salaam. Even as it underwent expansion eight years ago, stakeholders predict that Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) runway will not provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020.
It is estimated that air craft movement per hour at JNIA will double from 78,000 in 2013 to 154,333 in 2020 making the runway insufficient to accommodate such a growing demand.
In his presentation during the 2014 World Airport Summit held in September, Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) chief executive officer Suleiman Suleiman said such forecast air traffic suggested the present runway would not provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020. "Growth in tourism, availability of abundant natural resources, mining activities, oil and gas exploration and growth in economic activities are among the key reasons for the forecast air traffic increase," said Mr Suleiman.
Other drivers for air traffic increase at JNIA include enhanced domestic incomes, which will increase propensity to travel, economic growth in developing countries and increasing domestic economic activities - an increase in domestic business travel .
JNIA runway and apron at Terminal 2 were upgraded with investment of $29.9 million in 2006. BAM International was the contractor for the renovation.
However, according to Mr Suleiman, the current runway is now operating below its capacity of 55 movements per hours. The airport has two runways: the first runway (05/23) is 3,000 metres long, 46 metres wide and is paved with asphalt, while the second runway (14/32) is 1,000 metres long, 30 metres wide and is also paved with asphalt.
Commenting on the matter, Abdulkadir Mohamed, an aviation stakeholder is sceptical that the existing runway will fail to provide sufficient capacity beyond 2020.
"In my opinion, the runway is long enough. It can only be overawed if the country will have a strong carrier," said Mr Mohamed. He noted that a strong national airline was key to increased air traffic at JNIA to make Dar es Salaam the hub of aviation activities in the country.
The Travellers' website sleepinginairports.net recently named JNIA among the worst airports in Africa. sleepinginairports.net's 2014 Best Airports in Africa survey ranks JNIA as the fourth worst airport on the African continent. "From dirty floors and bathrooms to regular request for bribes, travellers were seriously unimpressed with the airports that made it onto this year's Worst Airports on Africa list," says the report.
Other complaints revolve around lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes.
Commenting on the ranking recently, the director of JNIA Moses Malaki said the news was not a shock as the airport's capacity was overwhelmed by the passenger traffic.
He said the airport's designed capacity was to handle only 1.2 million passengers annually, but currently it was handling more than 2.5 million passengers.
TOURIST WENYEWE WAMETOA KAULI YAO KUHUSU UWANJA WA NDEGE HUKU TANGANYIKA!!!!!
Home : Worst Airports of 2014 : Africa
Worst Airports in Africa 2014
Date: October 15, 2014
Africa has a reputation for having some of the worst airports on the planet and, to be honest, it's easy to see why. In this year's survey, voters were quick to submit stories as they relate to unfortunate airport experiences across the continent. From dirty floors and bathrooms to the regular request for bribes, travellers were seriously unimpressed with the airports that made it onto this year's Worst Airports in Africa list. Other complaints revolved around a lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably-effective security processes. If travelling through these airports, most people prefer to skip the airport sleeping experience altogether and splurge on a nearby airport hotel instead. Should you be stuck in any of these airports due to delays, bring a whole lot of patience, because you'll need it!
Here are the Top 10 Worst Airports in Africa based on overall airport experience as determined by voters in our 2014 Airport Survey:
- Khartoum International Airport, Sudan (KRT)
- Kinshasa N'djili International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo (FIH)
- Tripoli International Airport, Libya (TIP)
- Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania (DAR)
- Luanda Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, Angola (LAD)
- Port Harcourt International Airport, Nigeria (PHC)
- Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria (ABV)
- N'Djamena International Airport, Chad (NDJ)
- Accra Kotoka International Airport, Ghana (ACC)
- Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nigeria (LOS)
najua hapa ni mto wa kuotea mbali kwa the usual suspects toka tanganyika. lawmaina, wanapita kimya kimya